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(MIYAMOTO, RYUJI). Miyamoto, Ryuji & Arata Isozaki. Tokyo. 1988 (1990): Heibonsha Co.. First Edition (Second Printing). 4to. Boards in Acetate Dust Jacket. Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. 122pp, 62 duotone illustrations. Text in English and Japanese. With a chronology, bibliography and exhibition history. This is the second book of Japanese photographer Ryuji Miyamoto's dark, brooding images of crumbling and decaying buildings around the world. It contains an essay by noted architect Arata Isozaki, followed by images of theatres, power plants, World War II flak towers, prisons, and of course several pictures of Kowloon's Walled City. A most handsome example of the 1990 second printing of this uncommon item in the publisher's clear vinyl dust jacket and printed obi showing some sunning at the spine. It has been priced accordingly. 4-582-54411-8 Inventory Number: 011859