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(SHINOYAMA, KISHIN). Shinoyama, Kishin. Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd., 1978. First Edition. Small Folio. Gilt-Stamped Cloth in Slipcase. Photography Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np, 132 color illustrations. Text in Japanese. This exceedingly beautifully produced book is devoted solely to Kishin Shinoyama's dramatic color photographs of renowned Kabuki and film actor Bando Tomasaburo. The most celebrated Post-War Japanese practitioner of Onnagata - the specialty of male performers portraying female roles onstage - it is the first, and most lavish of Tomasaburo's several collaborations with the photographer. A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon 1978 first hardbound edition of the gilt-stamped, black silk-over-boards book issued without jacket additionally bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED PRESENTATION in English "Mr. Henry Hopkins / Kishin Shinoyama 7.14.86" in heavy silver marker on the blank leaf facing the title page in the publisher's pictorial slipcase. The inscription is to the noted late museum director, art historian and gallerist Henry T. Hopkins, from whom we acquired this directly. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 024755