H.R. Giger N.Y. City — Treville Japanese Edition 1988 w/ Poster & Booklet Ugly Publishing

[PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS]
- Artist: H.R. Giger
- Title: N.Y. City
- Publisher: Treville (Japan) — Japanese edition, 1988
- Original Edition: Ugly Publishing, 1981 (Giger’s own imprint)
- Language: Japanese (commentary booklet) / No text in main art book
- Format: Oversized hardcover art book, approx. 42 × 30 cm
- Inclusions: Exclusive bonus poster (Japan release only) + Japanese commentary booklet.

[OVERVIEW]
N.Y. City is one of H.R. Giger’s most celebrated bodies of work — a series of large-format biomechanical paintings documenting his visceral response to New York, executed in the years following the global success of Alien (1979). This Japanese edition, published by Treville in 1988, is among the most desirable configurations in which the work exists: Treville sourced the original oversized printed sheets from Giger’s own Ugly Publishing (1981 first edition) and rebound them within a newly designed custom Japanese outer cover, preserving the full scale and print quality of the original while adding exclusive Japan-market content. The result is a hybrid object — part first-edition original, part Japanese collector’s edition — that satisfies both the bibliophile and the Giger specialist. Accompanied by an exclusive bonus poster issued only with the Japanese release and a Japanese commentary booklet.

[IMPORTANT NOTE FOR INTERNATIONAL BUYERS]
The main art book requires no translation — Giger’s imagery speaks without language. The Japanese commentary booklet can be read instantly via Google Lens or ChatGPT. The poster and art pages are entirely visual.

[WHY THIS VOLUME IS A PRIZED COLLECTOR'S ITEM]
1. Dual Provenance: The interior pages are original 1981 Ugly Publishing stock — printed under Giger’s own supervision — making this simultaneously a first-edition artifact and a rare Japanese collector’s edition. No other configuration combines both.
2. Oversized Format: At approximately 42 × 30 cm, the book presents Giger’s biomechanical paintings at a scale that smaller reprints cannot replicate. The physical presence of the object is inseparable from the work itself.
3. Japan-Exclusive Inclusions: The bonus poster and Japanese commentary booklet were produced exclusively for the Treville release and do not accompany any other edition. Complete sets with both items intact are exceptionally scarce.

[CONDITION]
Very Good — Excellent Survival
- Outer Cover (Treville): Clean and crisp, no tears, no creasing.
- Interior Pages (Ugly Publishing 1981 stock): Clean throughout — no writing, no stamps, no tears. Print quality fully intact.
- Bonus Poster: Included, good condition.
- Japanese Commentary Booklet: Included, good condition.
- *Please carefully inspect all high-resolution listing photos to verify condition.