NY: Aperture, 1985. [100]pp; b&w and color plates. Large 4to. Purple cloth stamped in silver. About fine in an unclipped jacket, mildly rubbed and with light toning to interior. Lacking the original silver obi.
Third edition of this body of work by Japanese photographer Eikoh Hosoe (1933-2024); styled portraits of Japanese writer Yukio Mishima (1925-1970). Originally published in Japan in 1971, each subsequent iteration has featured different format and design. With a preface by Mishima, a photographer's note by Hosoe, and an afterword by Mark Holborn. Book design by Kiyoshi Awazu.
