Senchimentaru na tabi fuyu no tabi [Sentimental Journey, Winter Journey].

£375 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

Sentimental Journey, Winter Journey consists of two parts, starting with a selection from Sentimental Journey (1971), photographs Araki took on honeymoon with his wife, Yoko. The remainder of the book documents the last six months of Yoko's life, beginning with a photograph taken on her birthday, May 17 1989. These photographs include moments between hospital visits and end with Yoko's funeral. Araki and Yoko's cat Chiro features prominently, and the final four photographs, taken on the day of the funeral, show Chiro in their apartment, staring out of the window and jumping outside in the snow. First edition; oblong 8vo (182 x 252 mm, 7¼ x 10 in); black-and-white photographs printed in offset, design by Suzuki Seiichi; plain endpapers, red cloth-covered boards spine stamped in black, lower board in clear foil, publisher's illustrated slipcase, fine, publisher's ephemera laid in, fine; [124]pp. Self Life Death p698; A Book of Araki Books! pp176-181.

• Binding: Hardcover

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