KOREGA MAYAKUDA: MODERN DISEASE IN PHOTOGRAPHS (1991 REVISED EDITION )
Author / Photographer: Kazuo Kenmochi (剣持加津夫)
Publisher: Rippu Shobo (立風書房), Tokyo
Publication Year: 1991 (Revised Edition / 改訂版)
Binding: Softcover with original dust jacket.
Language: Japanese
Size: Approx. 21.0 x 15.0 cm
Pages: 160 pages (Expanded/Revised Edition)
[Item Description]
A stark and compelling photographic documentary by renowned Japanese photojournalist Kazuo Kenmochi, best known for his world-famous 1963 landmark volume 'Narcotic Photographic Document' (canonized in Martin Parr & Gerry Badger's 'The Photobook: A History Vol. III').
This 1990 Revised Edition ('Kore ga Mayaku da') features updated content and expanded reportage detailing Kenmochi's decades of undercover photojournalism covering anti-drug campaigns, police enforcement, law enforcement agents (G-men), and social crime journalism in postwar Japan.
Preserved with its original publisher obi strip. An essential reference and collectible volume for scholars, researchers, and collectors of Japanese documentary photojournalism, social history, and post-war crime reportage.
[Condition]
Overall Condition: Near Fine Vintage Condition.
- Cover / Dust Jacket / Crisp colors, negligible edge wear, extremely well-preserved.
- Interior / Binding: Interior pages are clean, crisp, and bright, tight and square.
*Please inspect all high-resolution photos carefully to evaluate physical condition.*.
