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The Tale of Moridon
Takei Takeo (1894–1983), from his handmade artist's book Moridon no hanashi (The Tale of Moridon), 1951, via MFA Boston. The deer reminded me of a long-time fave, Spotting Deer by Michael Deforge....
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Lutohin in Space
Ten years ago (and just recently on Instagram) I featured Nikolai Lutohin's work for Galaksija. All of the scans are by Milena and Vlada, the duo behind Yugodrom—a (defunct) tumblr focused on "graphic...
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Imaginary Places
Images from "Imaginary Places" by Erik Desmazieres. Copies for sale at 50 Watts Books. "There are printmakers and printmakers, and then there is Erik Desmazieres, a Frenchman who stands in a class by...
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Soviet Space Graphics
(Find me at 50 Watts Books.) Some pages from the book Soviet Space Graphics: Cosmic Visions from the USSR. Copies available at 50 Watts Books. "While the American view of the space race is well...
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Takei Takeo's Pinocchio
(Find me at 50 Watts Books.) Illustrations by Takei Takeo (1894–1983) for a 1928 Japanese edition of Pinocchio. I've spent a lot of time collecting books by this artist, and digging through archives...
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Philippe Druillet's Salammbo
(Find me at 50 Watts Books.) Some blown-up details from Philippe Druillet's Salammbo (1980s, English edition 2019). I'm surprised I never featured the legendary Druillet on 50 Watts before. I've had...
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Hiroshi Manabe in the 70s
(Find me at 50 Watts Books.)design by Hiroshi Manabe, 1972 70s works by Hiroshi Manabe, a prolific illustrator and graphic designer who I featured over the years in my series on Japanese SF imagery. I...
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Yokai Picture Book
(Find me at 50 Watts Books.) Blown-up details of yokai by Shigeru Mizuki (1922-2015), as found in his Yokai Picture Book (which is pint-sized at 4 x 6 inches).
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Imiri Sakabashira's Monsters
(Find me at 50 Watts Books.) Details from a monster picture book by Imiri Sakabashira, published by the TransPop gallery in Japan.
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Angel of Anarchy
(Find me at 50 Watts Books.) Two 1930s collages by Eileen Agar, as found in the recent collection of her work, Eileen Agar: Angel of Anarchy.
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The Magical World of Erni Cabat
(Find me at 50 Watts Books.) From Erni Cabat's Magical World of Prehistoric Animals A few illustrations by Erni Cabat (1914-1994) from his lovely "Magical World" series of books. He was the husband of...
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Dard Hunter's Salome
(Find me at 50 Watts Books.) Found in Dard Hunter: The Graphic Works by Lawrence Kreisman: "Dard's mastery of the elements of design that made Viennese modernism so dramatic culminated in this double...
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Imiri Sakabashira's Letterpress Monsters
(Find me at 50 Watts Books.) Three details from a little letterpressed book by Imiri Sakabashira, published by the Trance Pop gallery in Japan.
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Marina Shirakawa's Yokai Picture Book
(Find me at 50 Watts Books.) Details from a book collection of Marina Shirakawa's yokai drawings. Shirakawa (1944-2000) also features prominently in an anthology of mushroom-themed manga from the same...
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Tomi Ungerer's Nonstop
(Find me at 50 Watts Books.) How it begins From Tomi Ungerer's final picture book, Nonstop, published by Phaidon in 2020. Find it at 50 Watts Books or on Bookshop.org (I'm a regular affiliate there,...
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The Fake Kyoto Collection
(Find me at 50 Watts Books.) Some blown-up details from Imiri Sakabashira's The Fake Kyoto Collection, a Japanese book from 2020. Born in 1964, Imiri Sakabashira is part of the Japanese underground...
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Posters by Ghobad Shiva
(Find me at 50 Watts Books.)silk-screen prints from 1975 Posters by Ghobad Shiva (born 1940) found in the book Music Posters from Pre-Revolution Iran, 1960s-70s. The section opens with some quotes by...
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A Dream Within a Dream
(Find me at 50 Watts Books.)Jan Konupek, from the cycle Dream Land, 1940, found in Edgar Allan Poe and Art in the Czech Land Some images from A Dream Within a Dream: Edgar Allan Poe and Art in the...
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Bookstore Image Dive 1
(Find me at 50 Watts Books.)Nicole Claveloux, c1974, for a French edition of Alice in Wonderland found in Les images libres - Illustrations for Children, 1966-1986 A selection of images found in books...
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50 Watts Books - Our First Publications
4/12/2022: Forthcoming from 50 Watts Books in 2022 and 2023. While running the bookstore over the last year, I've been working on four books at the top of my list of dream projects. These books have...
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