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MICHAEL KENNA: HOKKAIDO - DELUXE SIGNED AND NUMBERED EDITION
(KENNA, MICHAEL). Kenna. Introduction by Daido Moriyama. Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2006. First Edition 1/250 Deluxe. Large Square 4to. Silk Over Boards in Slipcase. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 104pp, 84 tritone illustrations. Designed by Hideyuki Taguchi and Chris Pichler. Text in English and Japanese. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "The Northern Japanese island of Hokkaido has abundant natural forests, clear lakes, and magnificent mountains. It is perhaps best known for its intense and brutal winters. Snow and ice make many parts of the island inaccessible and the local Sea of Okhotsk routinely freezes over. Michael Kenna has been photographing throughout Hokkaido, in these extreme conditions, for the past several years. The eighty-four photographs in this book are the result of his explorations. Beautifully printed on heavy, uncoated Japanese paper using special black inks, "Hokkaido" is bound in thin maple wooden boards and housed in a special slipcase". A pristine example of the deluxe edition of the 2006 first Nazraeli Press printing limited to two hundred and fifty copies NUMBERED (11/250) AND SIGNED "Michael Kenna" in pencil across the title page housed in the publisher's shrinkwrapped slipcase, as issued. 1-59005-139-4 Inventory Number: 023429