(KAWADA, KIKUJI). KAWADA, KIKUJI & AKIRA HASEGAWA

COSMOS OF THE DREAM KING

Tokyo, JAPAN, Asahi Sonorama Co., Ltd., 1995, First Edition. Boards in Pictorial Jacket, Large Oblong 8vo, np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in Japanese and English. With a chronology. In this, Kikuji Kawada's third book, the noted Japanese photographer responsible for the extraordinary "Chizu (The Map)" observes the interior and grounds of the crazily opulent "Schloss Neuschwanstein" castle built by the youthfully deposed and mysteriously deceased Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm (II) of Bavaria - better known to the world as "The Mad King". A most handsome copy of this uncommon item. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase.. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 019921

Catalogue: Photography Monograph

Keywords: Kikuji Kawada, Akira Hasegawa, Japanese Photography, Photo Monograph, German Architecture, Ludwig II of Bavaria, Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm, The Mad King Ludwig, - KAWADA, KIKUJI

KAWADA, KIKUJI; KAWADA; KIKUJI KAWADA

The Map

KAWADA, KIKUJI. The Map. [Chizu] 49 plates, with 23 gatefolds. 4to, cloth in slipcase. Tuscon, Nazraeli Press, 2005. The reprint of this classic Japanese photography book Limited edition of 500 copies, signed and numbered by the artist.

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Book number: 117749