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RokÅ no Hiketsu é å… ã ®ç§ è £ [The Secrets of (Photographic) Exposure] Sawa KurÅ ä½ å ä é , author Onchi KÅ shirÅ æ å °å å é , book design ARS 㠢㠫ã (Arusu-sha 㠢㠫ã 社), publisher ShÅ wa 29 æ å 29 [1954] Hardcover volume 21.3 x 15cm bound and opens Western style. Yellow front cover with black geometric design and silver line accent and printed title and black rear cover. Vol 1 in a series by the publisher entitled Sawa Shashin Gijutsu KÅ za ä½ å å ç æ è¡"è 座, [Sawa Course in Photography Techniques] by author Sawa KurÅ ä½ å ä é . 240pp of Japanese text and reproduced photos. Colophon has a publisher's seal and a photo negative with in glassine tipped in. Author Sawa KurÅ ä½ å ä é was employed as an engineer in a job related to electrical engineering when he took up photography as hobby. In 1921 he opened the photography shop Hinomaru ShÅ sha æ ¥ã ®ä å 社 in Ginza; the same year he founded the photo magazine Kamera ã «ã ¡ã [Camera]. He went on to write numerous books on the subject of cameras and photography. Book design by Onchi KÅ shirÅ æ å °å å é (1891-1955). The accomplishments of Onchi KÅ shirÅ æ å °å å é throughout the first half of the 20th century begin with his eminence as a printmaker. He was an innovator who domesticated the ideals of abstraction and "creative printmaking" in Japan when still in art school. From his early years, working with Takehisa Yumeiji ç« ä …å¤¢äº among others, he began a long career as a printmaker, book designer and book illustrator. From the very beginning of his life in the arts he was the center and focus of the Creative Print Movement SÅ saku Hanga å µä½ ç ç"», surrounding himself with fellow artists who took inspiration from his dedication to the cause of self-expression. His works are held in institutions internationally. Publisher sheet folded to 18.3 x 12.7cm laid in. The title of the publisher sheet is Dokusha to Chosha èªè …ã è è … [Reader and Author] and the text on the first page is by the author. The inside pages feature essays by two university professors in the field of photography and information about the course. The rear page features a photo illustration and ad for the next book in the series, ã «ã ¡ã ã ã ã ã º [Cameras and Lenses]. Housed in a yellow and black case 21.7 x 15.6cm with printed title, author and publisher, that opens Japanese style, with the opening to the left. Wear and dust staining to case and stain on front cover of book as well as a chip. Seller Inventory # 91071
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