Kimura Ihei in Paris: Photographs, 1954–1955

First Edition, 2006. 288 pages.

Book measures 9 x 12.25 inches. Red cloth. Hardcover book in cardboard slipcase with photographic paste-down to cover and original obi. Included is the essay Kimura Ihei and Paris Photographs in the 1950s by Imahashi Eiko, presented in Japanese and English translation. Color photographs throughout, beautifully printed.

These photographs were taken by Ihei Kimura during two stays in Paris – three months in all – in 1954 and 1955. Ihei Kimura spent September–December 1954 visiting France, Italy, East and West Germany and the Nordic countries. At this time Japan was emerging from the American occupation subsequent to the Second World War, and was in the midst of economic reconstruction. For the average Japanese travel outside the homeland was all but unthinkable, and Kimura’s trip had been made possible by a newspaper, a camera manufacturer and a brand of film. –Yukio Yamazaki (Former Editor in Chief Asahi Camera). 

A Fine copy in Fine dust jacket. Slipcase is also in Fine condition.