{"product_id":"bakuso-ladies-jun-takemura-1980-first-edition-bosozoku","title":"Bakuso Ladies — Doyobi no Yoru wa Paradise (爆走レディス) 1980 First Edition","description":"\u003ch2\u003eJun Takemura (ed.) — \u003cem\u003eBakuso Ladies: Doyobi no Yoru wa Paradise\u003c\/em\u003e (爆走レディス -土曜日の夜はパラダイス-), Tairiku Shobo, 1980. First Edition.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the rarest documents of Japan's female bōsōzoku subculture — a world that existed entirely outside the mainstream, governed by its own codes of loyalty, speed, and defiance. Compiled and edited by Jun Takemura (竹村潤), this 1980 first edition from the now-defunct Tairiku Shobo (大陸書房) captures the \u003cem\u003eLadies\u003c\/em\u003e — the female wings of Japan's outlaw motorcycle gangs — at the height of their cultural moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked with raw black-and-white photography, gang insignia, sticker art from crews including Devil Yokohama and Ōoka Rengō, and nonfiction text structured around chapters titled \"Ladies,\" \"I Love Army,\" \"Bakuso no Kisetsu,\" \"Exciting Energy,\" and \"Ladies no Nikusei\" — this is subcultural Japan at its most visceral and unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEditor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jun Takemura (竹村潤)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bakuso Ladies — Doyobi no Yoru wa Paradise \/ 爆走レディス -土曜日の夜はパラダイス-\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tairiku Shobo (大陸書房), Tokyo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1980 (Showa 55) — First Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Softcover \/ 222 pages \/ 183 × 130 × 15 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: Good — Honest Vintage Survivor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover \u0026amp; Spine:\u003c\/strong\u003e General age-appropriate wear throughout consistent with a 45-year-old softcover. Notably, the top of the spine shows shelf wear and light rubbing — visible in listing photographs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tight and fully intact.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior \u0026amp; Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e Age-toned as expected. No writing, no tears. Photographs and text fully legible throughout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease inspect all high-resolution listing photographs carefully before purchasing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"shady2grove","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65419339071837,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1082\/5888\/5981\/files\/IMG_8567.jpg?v=1785469047","url":"https:\/\/shady2grove.com\/products\/bakuso-ladies-jun-takemura-1980-first-edition-bosozoku","provider":"shady2grove","version":"1.0","type":"link"}