{"product_id":"kiyoshi-awazu-design-sketches-1970-first-ed-clear-jacket-slipcase","title":"Kiyoshi Awazu Design Sketches (デザイン図絵) 1970 First ed 1st print clear jacket \u0026 slipcase","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[TITLE]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKiyoshi Awazu — デザイン図絵 \/ Design Sketches\u003cbr\u003eBijutsu Shuppan-sha (美術出版社), Tokyo, 1970\u003cbr\u003eFirst Edition, First Printing\u003cbr\u003eHardcover with Original Clear Acetate Jacket \u0026amp; Slipcase — Complete\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[OVERVIEW]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKiyoshi Awazu (粟津潔, 1929–2009) was the defining graphic force of postwar Japanese visual culture — a designer whose work fused Constructivist geometry, Zen calligraphic energy, and the raw urgency of the 1960s protest movement into a singular, unmistakable visual language. Poster artist, book designer, film title creator, and theorist, Awazu was not merely a commercial practitioner but a cultural architect who shaped how Japan saw itself in the decades of its most turbulent transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1970 — the year of Expo '70 in Osaka, for which Awazu created landmark environmental design — this volume collects his design sketches and working drawings, offering an unmediated view into the creative process of one of the twentieth century's most consequential graphic designers. To hold this book is to hold the working mind of a master at the precise moment of his greatest cultural impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe survival of a first printing copy with both its clear acetate jacket and slipcase still present after 56 years is itself remarkable. Acetate jackets of this era are notoriously vulnerable; that this example remains in place at all places it firmly in the upper tier of surviving copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[IMPORTANT NOTE FOR INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: EASY AI TRANSLATION]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the text is printed in Japanese, you can easily read and study this historic book using modern smartphone AI tools! By taking a photo of any page with your smartphone and using free apps like Google Lens, ChatGPT, or Google Translate, the embedded AI will instantly scan and translate the text on your screen layout. Language is no longer a barrier to owning and enjoying this rare piece of international history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[WHY THIS VOLUME IS A PRIZED COLLECTOR'S ITEM]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Awazu at the apex of his influence — published in the year of Expo '70, the single most concentrated moment of his public design career\u003cbr\u003e2. Original clear acetate jacket \u0026amp; slipcase both present — an extraordinarily fragile pairing that rarely survives at all after more than five decades\u003cbr\u003e3. Interior pages in exceptional condition — no foxing, no yellowing, no discoloration; the text block is pristine throughout\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Author \/ Designer: Kiyoshi Awazu (粟津潔)\u003cbr\u003e- Title: デザイン図絵 \/ Design Sketches\u003cbr\u003e- Publisher: Bijutsu Shuppan-sha (美術出版社), Tokyo\u003cbr\u003e- Year Published: 1970 (Showa 45) — First Edition, First Printing\u003cbr\u003e- Language: Japanese\u003cbr\u003e- Format: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e- Inclusions: Original Clear Acetate Jacket \u0026amp; Slipcase — Complete\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[CONDITION]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery Good Vintage Condition — Exceptional Interior; Acetate Jacket with Age-Related Splits\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Slipcase: Structurally sound with light age-toning consistent with 56 years of careful storage; edges show minimal wear.\u003cbr\u003e- Clear Acetate Jacket: with several small splits\/tears at stress points, consistent with the inherent fragility of acetate over five decades. \u003cbr\u003e- Covers \u0026amp; Spine: Clean and firm; no fading, no warping.\u003cbr\u003e- Binding: Tight, secure, and fully intact.\u003cbr\u003e- Interior \u0026amp; Pages: Exceptional — no foxing, no yellowing, no discoloration whatsoever. Pages are bright and clean throughout; no writing, stamps, tears, or ownership marks of any kind. A remarkably well-preserved interior for a 56-year-old volume.\u003cbr\u003e- *Please carefully inspect all high-resolution listing photos to verify condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"shady2grove","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65482989830493,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1082\/5888\/5981\/files\/IMG_87222.jpg?v=1785917748","url":"https:\/\/shady2grove.com\/products\/kiyoshi-awazu-design-sketches-1970-first-ed-clear-jacket-slipcase","provider":"shady2grove","version":"1.0","type":"link"}