50 Watts https://50watts.com 50 Watts Tue, 01 Aug 2023 18:00:32 +0000 https://50watts.com en Naoyuki Katoh SF Illustrations https://50watts.com/Naoyuki-Katoh-SF-Illustrations https://50watts.com/following/50watts.com/Naoyuki-Katoh-SF-Illustrations Tue, 01 Aug 2023 18:00:32 +0000 50 Watts 14471632 Images found in two 1980s books, Naoyuki Katoh SF Illustrations I and II (there's also a volume III), which I occasionally have for sale at 50 Watts Books.<br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0NDcxNjMyL05hb3l1a2ktS2F0b2gtY2F0LXNwYWNlLVZveWFnZS1vZi10aGUtU3BhY2UtQmVhZ2xlXzkwMC5qcGc" width="900" height="574" width_o="900" height_o="574" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14471632/Naoyuki-Katoh-cat-space-Voyage-of-the-Space-Beagle_900.jpg" data-mid="79349374" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 — 900 × 574"/>Naoyuki Katoh, Voyage of the Space Beagle, c 1980s<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0NDcxNjMyL05hb3l1a2ktS2F0b2gtTm9tYWQtNTB3YXR0c182NTAuanBn" width="650" height="957" width_o="650" height_o="957" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14471632/Naoyuki-Katoh-Nomad-50watts_650.jpg" data-mid="79349388" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (650) — 650 × 957"/>Naoyuki Katoh, c1980s<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0NDcxNjMyL05hb3l1a2ktS2F0b2gtU0YtSWxsdXN0cmF0aW9uSUktaWktNy1UV183MDAuanBn" width="700" height="985" width_o="700" height_o="985" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14471632/Naoyuki-Katoh-SF-IllustrationII-ii-7-TW_700.jpg" data-mid="79349382" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (700) — 700 × 985"/>Naoyuki Katoh, c1980s<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0NDcxNjMyL05hb3l1a2ktS2F0b2gtU0YtSWxsdXN0cmF0aW9ucy01MHdhdHRzMl83MDAuanBn" width="700" height="957" width_o="700" height_o="957" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14471632/Naoyuki-Katoh-SF-Illustrations-50watts2_700.jpg" data-mid="79349386" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (700) — 700 × 957"/>Naoyuki Katoh, c1980s<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0NDcxNjMyL05hb3l1a2ktS2F0b2gtU0YtSWxsdXN0cmF0aW9ucy01MHdhdHRzXzcwMC5qcGc" width="700" height="997" width_o="700" height_o="997" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14471632/Naoyuki-Katoh-SF-Illustrations-50watts_700.jpg" data-mid="79349387" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (700) — 700 × 997"/>Naoyuki Katoh, c1980s<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0NDcxNjMyL05hb3l1a2ktS2F0b2gtU0YtSWxsdXN0cmF0aW9uSUktaWktMTAtVFdfNzUwLmpwZw" width="750" height="938" width_o="750" height_o="938" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14471632/Naoyuki-Katoh-SF-IllustrationII-ii-10-TW_750.jpg" data-mid="79349385" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (750) — 750 × 938"/>Naoyuki Katoh, c1980s<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0NDcxNjMyL05hb3l1a2ktS2F0b2gtU0YtSWxsdXN0cmF0aW9uSUktaWktOS1UV183NTAuanBn" width="750" height="938" width_o="750" height_o="938" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14471632/Naoyuki-Katoh-SF-IllustrationII-ii-9-TW_750.jpg" data-mid="79349384" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (750) — 750 × 938"/>Naoyuki Katoh, c1980s<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0NDcxNjMyL05hb3l1a2ktS2F0b2gtU0YtSWxsdXN0cmF0aW9uSUktaWktOC1UV183NTAuanBn" width="750" height="1026" width_o="750" height_o="1026" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14471632/Naoyuki-Katoh-SF-IllustrationII-ii-8-TW_750.jpg" data-mid="79349383" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (750) — 750 × 1026"/>Naoyuki Katoh, c1980s<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0NDcxNjMyL05hb3l1a2ktS2F0b2gtU0YtSWxsdXN0cmF0aW9uSUktaWc2LVRXXzc1MC5qcGc" width="750" height="938" width_o="750" height_o="938" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14471632/Naoyuki-Katoh-SF-IllustrationII-ig6-TW_750.jpg" data-mid="79349381" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (750) — 750 × 938"/>Naoyuki Katoh, c1980s<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0NDcxNjMyL05hb3l1a2ktS2F0b2gtU0YtSWxsdXN0cmF0aW9uSUktaWc1LVRXXzc1MC5qcGc" width="750" height="938" width_o="750" height_o="938" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14471632/Naoyuki-Katoh-SF-IllustrationII-ig5-TW_750.jpg" data-mid="79349380" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (750) — 750 × 938"/>Naoyuki Katoh, c1980s<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0NDcxNjMyL05hb3l1a2ktS2F0b2gtU0YtSWxsdXN0cmF0aW9uSUktaWczLVRXXzc1MC5qcGc" width="750" height="938" width_o="750" height_o="938" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14471632/Naoyuki-Katoh-SF-IllustrationII-ig3-TW_750.jpg" data-mid="79349379" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (750) — 750 × 938"/>Naoyuki Katoh, c1980s<br /> Images found in two 1980s books, Naoyuki Katoh SF Illustrations I and II (there's also a volume III), which I occasionally have for sale at 50 Watts Books. Naoyuki... Kozo Yokoi https://50watts.com/Kozo-Yokoi https://50watts.com/following/50watts.com/Kozo-Yokoi Fri, 09 Sep 2022 18:08:51 +0000 50 Watts 14396182 (Find me at 50 Watts Books.)<br /> Here's a real find (for me at least): an illustration from a 1925 issue of Kodomonotomo. I had never seen work by this person (I think I'd remember!): Kozo Yokoi (1889–1965), who went on to a career as a painter (dubbed "the Japanese Rousseau"). I scanned these from a 2017 book on Kodomonotomo. I'll see what else I can dig up.<br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0Mzk2MTgyL0tvem8tWW9rb2ktMTkyNS1mb3Itc2l0ZV85MDAuanBn" width="900" height="634" width_o="900" height_o="634" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14396182/Kozo-Yokoi-1925-for-site_900.jpg" data-mid="78793554" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 — 900 × 634"/><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0Mzk2MTgyL0tvem8tWW9rb2ktMTkyNS1mb3Itc2l0ZTJfOTAwLmpwZw" width="900" height="635" width_o="900" height_o="635" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14396182/Kozo-Yokoi-1925-for-site2_900.jpg" data-mid="78793553" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 — 900 × 635"/> (Find me at 50 Watts Books.) Here's a real find (for me at least): an illustration from a 1925 issue of Kodomonotomo. I had never seen work by this person (I think... A Tiger in the Land of Dreams https://50watts.com/A-Tiger-in-the-Land-of-Dreams https://50watts.com/following/50watts.com/A-Tiger-in-the-Land-of-Dreams Mon, 29 Aug 2022 19:37:08 +0000 50 Watts 14393493 A look inside the 50 Watts edition of Tiger Tateishi's incredible A Tiger in the Land of Dreams<br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzkzNDkzL1RpZ2VyLVRhdGVpc2hpX1RpZ2VyLURyZWFtcy01MFdhdHRzQm9va3NfNjUwLmpwZw" width="650" height="890" width_o="650" height_o="890" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14393493/Tiger-Tateishi_Tiger-Dreams-50WattsBooks_650.jpg" data-mid="78774276" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (650) — 650 × 890"/><br /> A Tiger in the Land of Dreams<br /> by Tiger Tateishi<br /> Translated by Yosuke Kitazawa<br /> ISBN 9781957625003<br /> 32 pages, 7.5 x 10.25 inches, full color, hardcover<br /> Publication date: Fall 2022 (now shipping!)<br /> A Tiger in the Land of Dreams is the first English-language edition of a legendary picture book from 1984. Tiger Tateishi, well-known in the worlds of art and comics, takes us on a journey through a surreal land with Torakichi, a constantly-morphing green tiger. The artist saw this strange tiger as a combination of an animal and a plant. Suitable for all ages, but this is the type of book you buy for the dreamy artwork.<br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzkzNDkzL1RpZ2VyLVRhdGVpc2hpLTUwLVdhdHRzLUJvb2tzLTNfOTAwLmpwZw" width="900" height="612" width_o="900" height_o="612" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14393493/Tiger-Tateishi-50-Watts-Books-3_900.jpg" data-mid="78774289" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 — 900 × 612"/>from A Tiger in the Land of Dreams by Tiger Tateishi<br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzkzNDkzL1RpZ2VyLVRhdGVpc2hpLTUwLVdhdHRzLUJvb2tzLTFfOTAwLmpwZw" width="900" height="612" width_o="900" height_o="612" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14393493/Tiger-Tateishi-50-Watts-Books-1_900.jpg" data-mid="78774291" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 — 900 × 612"/>from A Tiger in the Land of Dreams by Tiger Tateishi<br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzkzNDkzL1RpZ2VyLVRhdGVpc2hpLTUwLVdhdHRzLUJvb2tzLTJfOTAwLmpwZw" width="900" height="612" width_o="900" height_o="612" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14393493/Tiger-Tateishi-50-Watts-Books-2_900.jpg" data-mid="78774290" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 — 900 × 612"/>from A Tiger in the Land of Dreams by Tiger Tateishi A look inside the 50 Watts edition of Tiger Tateishi's incredible A Tiger in the Land of Dreams A Tiger in the Land of Dreams by Tiger Tateishi Translated by... 50 Watts Books - Our First Publications https://50watts.com/50-Watts-Books-Our-First-Publications https://50watts.com/following/50watts.com/50-Watts-Books-Our-First-Publications Tue, 12 Apr 2022 22:05:07 +0000 50 Watts 14349739 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 fascinated (and confused) me for years -- longtime followers of the blog might recognize some -- and I'm excited to put them into the world.<br /> To follow their progress and be alerted when preorders begin, sign up for the 50 Watts Books email list. I'll also keep this page up-to-date. Booksellers, please get in touch!<br /> I will be selling some rare books by Tiger Tateishi and Kiyoshi Awazu to raise printing funds.<br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzQ5NzM5L0FuaW1hbC1MYW5kLTUwd2F0dHNCb29rc182MjAuanBn" width="620" height="620" width_o="620" height_o="620" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14349739/Animal-Land-50wattsBooks_620.jpg" data-mid="78532850" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (620) — 620 × 620"/>Animal Land Where There Are No People<br /> by Sybil and Katharine Corbet <br /> A 50 Watts Production (which has been in the works for 10 years): we've given a colorful twist to a book originally published in Scotland in 1897 (when it was popular enough to inspire parody versions). It was written by a very imaginative 4-year-old (Sybil) and illustrated by her mother. Suitable for all ages.<br /> "With art reminiscent of Mervyn Peake and nonsense reminiscent of Edward Lear, this gorgeous, crazy Victorian bestiary is a reminder that the best taxonomies are written by kids."--Carson Ellis<br /> "A professional wit would be in labor to create these animals and these words, which Sybil has only to open her eyes and see, to open her lips and utter. In the field of pure Nonsense this is genius."-—from the introduction by Andrew Lang<br /> 64-page paperback, 6 x 6 inches, full color<br /> Publication date: summer 2022 -- now shipping! / e-book also available on Apple Books<br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzQ5NzM5L0FuaW1hbC1MYW5kLTUwd2F0dHNCb29rczRfOTAwLmpwZw" width="900" height="450" width_o="900" height_o="450" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14349739/Animal-Land-50wattsBooks4_900.jpg" data-mid="78532855" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 — 900 × 450"/>from Animal Land by Sybil and Katharine Corbet / e-book available now on Apple Books<br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzQ5NzM5L0FuaW1hbC1MYW5kLTUwd2F0dHNCb29rczNfOTAwLmpwZw" width="900" height="450" width_o="900" height_o="450" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14349739/Animal-Land-50wattsBooks3_900.jpg" data-mid="78532856" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 — 900 × 450"/>from Animal Land by Sybil and Katharine Corbet / e-book available now on Apple Books<br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzQ5NzM5L0FuaW1hbC1MYW5kLTUwd2F0dHNCb29rczJfOTAwLmpwZw" width="900" height="450" width_o="900" height_o="450" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14349739/Animal-Land-50wattsBooks2_900.jpg" data-mid="78532857" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 — 900 × 450"/>from Animal Land by Sybil and Katharine Corbet / e-book available now on Apple Books<br /> <br /> _______<br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzQ5NzM5L1RpZ2VyLVRhdGVpc2hpX1RpZ2VyLURyZWFtcy01MFdhdHRzQm9va3NfNjUwLmpwZw" width="650" height="890" width_o="650" height_o="890" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14349739/Tiger-Tateishi_Tiger-Dreams-50WattsBooks_650.jpg" data-mid="78445669" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (650) — 650 × 890"/>A Tiger in the Land of Dreams<br /> by Tiger Tateishi<br /> Translated by Yosuke Kitazawa<br /> ISBN 9781957625003<br /> 32 pages, 7.5 x 10.25 inches, full color, hardcover<br /> Publication date: Fall 2022 (now shipping!)<br /> A Tiger in the Land of Dreams is the first English-language edition of a legendary picture book from 1984. Tiger Tateishi, well-known in the worlds of art and comics, takes us on a journey through a surreal land with Torakichi, a constantly-morphing green tiger. The artist saw this strange tiger as a combination of an animal and a plant. Suitable for all ages, but this is the type of book you buy for the dreamy artwork.<br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzQ5NzM5L1RpZ2VyLVRhdGVpc2hpLTUwV2F0dHNCb29rczFfNzAwLmpwZw" width="700" height="474" width_o="700" height_o="474" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14349739/Tiger-Tateishi-50WattsBooks1_700.jpg" data-mid="78450993" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (700) — 700 × 474"/>from A Tiger in the Land of Dreams by Tiger Tateishi<br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzQ5NzM5L1RpZ2VyLVRhdGVpc2hpLTUwV2F0dHNCb29rczJfNzAwLmpwZw" width="700" height="475" width_o="700" height_o="475" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14349739/Tiger-Tateishi-50WattsBooks2_700.jpg" data-mid="78450992" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (700) — 700 × 475"/>from A Tiger in the Land of Dreams by Tiger Tateishi<br /> <br /> _______<br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzQ5NzM5L0p1cmktQXJyYWstUGFuZ2EtUmVoZS1TdG9yaWVzLTUwV2F0dHNYXzY1MC5qcGc" width="650" height="764" width_o="650" height_o="764" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14349739/Juri-Arrak-Panga-Rehe-Stories-50WattsX_650.jpg" data-mid="79029087" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (650) — 650 × 764"/>Panga-Rehe Stories <br /> Text and illustrations by Jüri Arrak<br /> Translated by Adam Cullen<br /> 20 pages, 8 x 9.5 inches, full color, published December 2022<br /> The first English-language edition of a surreal 1975 book by the Estonian artist Jüri Arrak (perhaps best known in the US for his work on the legendary animation Suur Tõll). "Panga-Rehe Farmstead" is an old house where the artist and his family spent the summer. "The days passed as wonderful summer days always do: we sunbathed, swam in the sea, hiked in the forest, and all helped to cook in the big kitchen. But every night, I had strange dreams. I believe you probably haven't had some of them yet, and that's why I wrote this book."<br /> <br /> Jüri Arrak (1936-2022) was an Estonian painter and graphic artist. His works are displayed in the Estonian Museum of Art, the New York Museum of Modern Art, the New Orleans Museum of Art, and the Ludwig Art Museum in Cologne, Germany.<br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzQ5NzM5L0p1cmktQXJyYWstUGFuZ2EtUmVoZS1TdG9yaWVzLTUwV2F0dHNYYV83MDAuanBn" width="700" height="700" width_o="700" height_o="700" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14349739/Juri-Arrak-Panga-Rehe-Stories-50WattsXa_700.jpg" data-mid="79029089" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (700) — 700 × 700"/><br /> <br /> _______<br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzQ5NzM5L0tpbmctb2YtQ2lyY2xlcy1Bd2F6dS01MFdhdHRzQm9va3MyXzYzOS5qcGc" width="639" height="700" width_o="639" height_o="700" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14349739/King-of-Circles-Awazu-50WattsBooks2_639.jpg" data-mid="79029076" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (639) — 639 × 700"/>The King of Circles<br /> by Shuntarō Tanikawa<br /> Designed and illustrated by Kiyoshi Awazu<br /> Translated by Yosuke Kitazawa<br /> The first English-language edition of a 1971 Japanese picture book. Suitable for all ages, but of particular interest to followers of the legendary graphic designer Kiyoshi Awazu.<br /> <br /> 24 pages, 9 x 9.25 inches, full color, hardback<br /> Publication in Spring 2023<br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzQ5NzM5L0tpbmctb2YtQ2lyY2xlcy1Bd2F6dS01MFdhdHRzQm9va3M0XzY1NC5qcGc" width="654" height="700" width_o="654" height_o="700" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14349739/King-of-Circles-Awazu-50WattsBooks4_654.jpg" data-mid="79029075" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (654) — 654 × 700"/><br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzQ5NzM5L0tpbmctb2YtQ2lyY2xlcy1Bd2F6dS01MFdhdHRzQm9va3MzXzcwMC5qcGc" width="700" height="381" width_o="700" height_o="381" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14349739/King-of-Circles-Awazu-50WattsBooks3_700.jpg" data-mid="79029077" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (700) — 700 × 381"/><br /> <br /> 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 fascinated (and confused)... Bookstore Image Dive 1 https://50watts.com/Bookstore-Image-Dive-1 https://50watts.com/following/50watts.com/Bookstore-Image-Dive-1 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:55:30 +0000 50 Watts 14351423 (Find me at 50 Watts Books.)<br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzUxNDIzL05pY29sZS1DbGF2ZWxvdXgtMTk3NC1BbGljZS1pbi1Xb25kZXJsYW5kLTUwd183MDAuanBn" width="700" height="845" width_o="700" height_o="845" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14351423/Nicole-Claveloux-1974-Alice-in-Wonderland-50w_700.jpg" data-mid="78459310" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (700) — 700 × 845"/>Nicole Claveloux, c1974, for a French edition of Alice in Wonderland<br /> found in Les images libres - Illustrations for Children, 1966-1986<br /> <br /> A selection of images found in books on the shelves at 50 Watts Books. Books go in and out of print, and I look forward to revisiting a post in a few years to marvel at what was available.<br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzUxNDIzL05pY29sZS1DbGF2ZWxvdXgtYzE5NzEtZm9yLUxlLUNoYXQtZGUtU2ltdWxvbWJ1bGEtVFdfNjAwLmpwZw" width="600" height="776" width_o="600" height_o="776" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14351423/Nicole-Claveloux-c1971-for-Le-Chat-de-Simulombula-TW_600.jpg" data-mid="78459309" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (600) — 600 × 776"/>Nicole Claveloux, c1971 for Le Chat de Simulombula<br /> found in Les images libres - Illustrations for Children, 1966-1986<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzUxNDIzL01vZWJpdXMtSmVhbi1HaXJhdWQtTWFycy01MF82MjAuanBn" width="620" height="902" width_o="620" height_o="902" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14351423/Moebius-Jean-Giraud-Mars-50_620.jpg" data-mid="78459238" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (620) — 620 × 902"/>from La Faune de Mars by Mobeius<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzUxNDIzL01vZWJpdXMtSmVhbi1HaXJhdWQtTWFycy01MGJfNjAwLmpwZw" width="600" height="916" width_o="600" height_o="916" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14351423/Moebius-Jean-Giraud-Mars-50b_600.jpg" data-mid="78461597" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (600) — 600 × 916"/>from La Faune de Mars by Mobeius<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzUxNDIzL0hlbGVuZS1KZXVkeS1EaWdpdGFsLVNwZWNpZXMtNTB3XzY1MC5qcGc" width="650" height="859" width_o="650" height_o="859" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14351423/Helene-Jeudy-Digital-Species-50w_650.jpg" data-mid="78461600" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (650) — 650 × 859"/>Helene Jeudy, from Digital Species<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzUxNDIzL0FsYWluLUdhdXRoaWVyLUxlcy1BdmF0YXJzLWRlLVBpbG91LTE5NzctNTBfNjUwLmpwZw" width="650" height="854" width_o="650" height_o="854" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14351423/Alain-Gauthier-Les-Avatars-de-Pilou-1977-50_650.jpg" data-mid="78459308" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (650) — 650 × 854"/>Alain Gauthier, from Les Avatars de Pilou, 1977 found in Les images libres - Illustrations for Children, 1966-1986<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzUxNDIzL1Rha2VvLVRha2VpLUFlc29wLTUwd182NTAuanBn" width="650" height="813" width_o="650" height_o="813" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14351423/Takeo-Takei-Aesop-50w_650.jpg" data-mid="78459307" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (650) — 650 × 813"/>A reprint of a 1925 Japanese edition of Aesop's Fables, illustrated by the legendary Takeo Takei (1894-1983)<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzUxNDIzL1Rha2VvLVRha2VpLUFlc29wMi01MHdfNjUwLmpwZw" width="650" height="858" width_o="650" height_o="858" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14351423/Takeo-Takei-Aesop2-50w_650.jpg" data-mid="78461613" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (650) — 650 × 858"/>A reprint of a 1925 Japanese edition of Aesop's Fables, illustrated by the legendary Takeo Takei (1894-1983)<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzUxNDIzL0xvY29tb3RpdmUtTGV3aXR0LUhpbS1iaXJkcy1UV185MDAuanBn" width="900" height="651" width_o="900" height_o="651" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14351423/Locomotive-Lewitt-Him-birds-TW_900.jpg" data-mid="78459338" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 — 900 × 651"/>The Birds' Broadcast, found in Locomotive by Julian Tuwim, illustrated by Lewitt and Him, c1938<br /> (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,... A Dream Within a Dream https://50watts.com/A-Dream-Within-a-Dream https://50watts.com/following/50watts.com/A-Dream-Within-a-Dream Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:52:03 +0000 50 Watts 14351432 (Find me at 50 Watts Books.)<br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzUxNDMyL0phbi1Lb251cGVrLWZyb20tRHJlYW0tTGFuZC0xOTQwXzYwMC5qcGc" width="600" height="821" width_o="600" height_o="821" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14351432/Jan-Konupek-from-Dream-Land-1940_600.jpg" data-mid="78459273" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (600) — 600 × 821"/>Jan Konupek, from the cycle Dream Land, 1940, found in Edgar Allan Poe and Art in the Czech Land<br /> <br /> Some images from A Dream Within a Dream: Edgar Allan Poe and Art in the Czech Land, a recent publication now available at 50 Watts Books<br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzUxNDMyL0ZyYW50aXNlay1Lb2JsaWhhLVRoZS1CbGFjay1DYXQtMTk1MF81NTAuanBn" width="550" height="867" width_o="550" height_o="867" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14351432/Frantisek-Kobliha-The-Black-Cat-1950_550.jpg" data-mid="78459276" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (550) — 550 × 867"/>Frantisek Kobliha, The Black Cat, 1950, found in Edgar Allan Poe and Art in the Czech Land<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzUxNDMyL0ZyYW50aXNlay1Lb2JsaWhhLVNoYWRvdy0xOTUwXzU1MC5qcGc" width="550" height="856" width_o="550" height_o="856" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14351432/Frantisek-Kobliha-Shadow-1950_550.jpg" data-mid="78459275" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (550) — 550 × 856"/>Frantisek Kobliha, Shadow, 1950, found in Edgar Allan Poe and Art in the Czech Land<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzUxNDMyL0FsZnJlZC1LdWJpbi1QZW5kdWx1bS0xOTAzXzU1MC5qcGc" width="550" height="853" width_o="550" height_o="853" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14351432/Alfred-Kubin-Pendulum-1903_550.jpg" data-mid="78459274" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (550) — 550 × 853"/>Alfred Kubin, Pendulum, 1903, found in Edgar Allan Poe and Art in the Czech Land<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzUxNDMyL0pvc2VmLVZhY2hhbC0xOTQ2LU1hc3F1ZS1vZi10aGUtUmVkLURlYXRoXzYwMC5qcGc" width="600" height="975" width_o="600" height_o="975" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14351432/Josef-Vachal-1946-Masque-of-the-Red-Death_600.jpg" data-mid="78459277" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (600) — 600 × 975"/>Josef Vachal, 1946, The Masque of the Red Death, found in Edgar Allan Poe and Art in the Czech Land (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... Posters by Ghobad Shiva https://50watts.com/Posters-by-Ghobad-Shiva https://50watts.com/following/50watts.com/Posters-by-Ghobad-Shiva Wed, 05 Jan 2022 21:33:47 +0000 50 Watts 14330281 (Find me at 50 Watts Books.)<br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzMwMjgxL0dob2JhZC1TaGl2YS1JcmFuaWFuLXBvc3Rlcl85MDAuanBn" width="900" height="900" width_o="900" height_o="900" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14330281/Ghobad-Shiva-Iranian-poster_900.jpg" data-mid="78316613" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 — 900 × 900"/>silk-screen prints from 1975<br /> <br /> 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 Shiva: <br /> "Posters offer a vast field to every graphic designer. While you present the information, you find an opportunity to add your individual artistic and intellectual view, what you seldom enjoy in other graphic media."<br /> "I spend more time on designing a poster than I do on other graphic works because you send a poster into the streets, where it generates thought, for which a graphic designer is highly responsible."<br /> "I believe you must turn the voices and melodies of music into a visual format. This is an Eastern view. Eastern artists almost never include real elements in their design."<br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzMwMjgxL0dob2JhZC1TaGl2YS1JcmFuaWFuLXBvc3Rlci01MHdhdHRzXzkwMC5qcGc" width="900" height="885" width_o="900" height_o="885" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14330281/Ghobad-Shiva-Iranian-poster-50watts_900.jpg" data-mid="78316612" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 — 900 × 885"/>silk-screen prints from 1972<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzMwMjgxL0dob2JhZC1TaGl2YS1JcmFuaWFuLXBvc3Rlci01MHdhdHRzMl85MDAuanBn" width="900" height="986" width_o="900" height_o="986" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14330281/Ghobad-Shiva-Iranian-poster-50watts2_900.jpg" data-mid="78316611" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 — 900 × 986"/>silk-screen prints from 1976<br /> <br /> (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 Fake Kyoto Collection https://50watts.com/The-Fake-Kyoto-Collection https://50watts.com/following/50watts.com/The-Fake-Kyoto-Collection Mon, 18 Oct 2021 18:16:02 +0000 50 Watts 14308504 (Find me at 50 Watts Books.)<br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzA4NTA0L0ltaXJpLVNha2FiYXNoaXJhLUZha2UtS3lvdG8tQ29sbGVjdGlvbi1jb3Zlci01MHdhdHRzXzU1MC5qcGc" width="550" height="794" width_o="550" height_o="794" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14308504/Imiri-Sakabashira-Fake-Kyoto-Collection-cover-50watts_550.jpg" data-mid="78161985" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (550) — 550 × 794"/><br /> <br /> Some blown-up details from Imiri Sakabashira's The Fake Kyoto Collection, a Japanese book from 2020.<br /> Born in 1964, Imiri Sakabashira is part of the Japanese underground generation centering around publications like Garo and AX. His work has been exhibited in the Trancepop Gallery in Kyoto and the Billiken Gallery in Tokyo.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzA4NTA0L0ltaXJpLVNha2FiYXNoaXJhLUZha2UtS3lvdG8tQ29sbGVjdGlvbi1JRzNfMTAwMC5qcGc" width="900" height="900" width_o="1350" height_o="1350" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14308504/Imiri-Sakabashira-Fake-Kyoto-Collection-IG3_1350.jpg" data-mid="78161970" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 — 1000 × 1000"data-hi-res="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14308504/Imiri-Sakabashira-Fake-Kyoto-Collection-IG3_1250.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzA4NTA0L0ltaXJpLVNha2FiYXNoaXJhLUZha2UtS3lvdG8tQ29sbGVjdGlvbi1JRzZfMTAwMC5qcGc" width="900" height="900" width_o="1350" height_o="1351" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14308504/Imiri-Sakabashira-Fake-Kyoto-Collection-IG6_1350.jpg" data-mid="78161967" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 — 1000 × 1000"data-hi-res="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14308504/Imiri-Sakabashira-Fake-Kyoto-Collection-IG6_1250.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzA4NTA0L0ltaXJpLVNha2FiYXNoaXJhLUZha2UtS3lvdG8tQ29sbGVjdGlvbi1JRzVfMTAwMC5qcGc" width="900" height="900" width_o="1350" height_o="1350" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14308504/Imiri-Sakabashira-Fake-Kyoto-Collection-IG5_1350.jpg" data-mid="78161968" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 — 1000 × 1000"data-hi-res="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14308504/Imiri-Sakabashira-Fake-Kyoto-Collection-IG5_1250.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzA4NTA0L0ltaXJpLVNha2FiYXNoaXJhLUZha2UtS3lvdG8tQ29sbGVjdGlvbi1JRzRfMTAwMC5qcGc" width="900" height="900" width_o="1350" height_o="1350" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14308504/Imiri-Sakabashira-Fake-Kyoto-Collection-IG4_1350.jpg" data-mid="78161969" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 — 1000 × 1000"data-hi-res="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14308504/Imiri-Sakabashira-Fake-Kyoto-Collection-IG4_1250.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzA4NTA0L0ltaXJpLVNha2FiYXNoaXJhLUZha2UtS3lvdG8tQ29sbGVjdGlvbi1JRzJfMTAwMC5qcGc" width="900" height="900" width_o="1350" height_o="1350" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14308504/Imiri-Sakabashira-Fake-Kyoto-Collection-IG2_1350.jpg" data-mid="78161971" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 — 1000 × 1000"data-hi-res="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14308504/Imiri-Sakabashira-Fake-Kyoto-Collection-IG2_1250.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzA4NTA0L0ltaXJpLVNha2FiYXNoaXJhLUZha2UtS3lvdG8tQ29sbGVjdGlvbi1JRzdfMTAwMC5qcGc" width="900" height="900" width_o="1350" height_o="1351" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14308504/Imiri-Sakabashira-Fake-Kyoto-Collection-IG7_1350.jpg" data-mid="78161966" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 — 1000 × 1000"data-hi-res="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14308504/Imiri-Sakabashira-Fake-Kyoto-Collection-IG7_1250.jpg" /> (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... Tomi Ungerer's Nonstop https://50watts.com/Tomi-Ungerer-s-Nonstop https://50watts.com/following/50watts.com/Tomi-Ungerer-s-Nonstop Wed, 13 Oct 2021 18:42:54 +0000 50 Watts 14307005 (Find me at 50 Watts Books.)<br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzA3MDA1L1RvbWktVW5nZXJlci1Ob24tc3RvcElHLTJfMTAwMC5qcGc" width="900" height="671" width_o="1500" height_o="1120" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14307005/Tomi-Ungerer-Non-stopIG-2_1500.jpg" data-mid="78149509" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 — 1000 × 746"data-hi-res="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14307005/Tomi-Ungerer-Non-stopIG-2_1250.jpg" /><br /> How it begins<br /> <br /> 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, not a bookstore affiliate).<br /> <br /> My summary: Vasco's shadow helps guide him through a crumbling world where "birds, butterflies, and rats were gone" and "flowers had turned into memories." Along the way he rescues Poco, the little green child of Nothing, and they eventually find a gigantic cake in the desert (a happy ending!). I love this book.<br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzA3MDA1L1RvbWktVW5nZXJlci1Ob24tc3RvcElHLTFfMTAwMC5qcGc" width="900" height="634" width_o="1500" height_o="1057" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14307005/Tomi-Ungerer-Non-stopIG-1_1500.jpg" data-mid="78149508" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 — 1000 × 704"data-hi-res="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14307005/Tomi-Ungerer-Non-stopIG-1_1250.jpg" /><br /> How it ends<br /> <br /> (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... Marina Shirakawa's Yokai Picture Book https://50watts.com/Marina-Shirakawa-s-Yokai-Picture-Book https://50watts.com/following/50watts.com/Marina-Shirakawa-s-Yokai-Picture-Book Tue, 12 Oct 2021 19:19:31 +0000 50 Watts 14306716 (Find me at 50 Watts Books.)<br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzA2NzE2L01hcmluYS1TaGlyYWthd2Etc2NhbjgtZGV0YWlsLVRXXzgwMC5qcGc" width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14306716/Marina-Shirakawa-scan8-detail-TW_800.jpg" data-mid="78147637" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (800) — 800 × 800"/><br /> <br /> 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 Japanese publisher, ele-king books/P-Vine.<br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzA2NzE2L01hcmluYS1TaGlyYWthd2Etc2NhbjItZGV0YWlsLVRXXzgwMC5qcGc" width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14306716/Marina-Shirakawa-scan2-detail-TW_800.jpg" data-mid="78147640" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (800) — 800 × 800"/><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzA2NzE2L01hcmluYS1TaGlyYWthd2Etc2NhbjMtZGV0YWlsLVRXXzgwMC5qcGc" width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14306716/Marina-Shirakawa-scan3-detail-TW_800.jpg" data-mid="78147639" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (800) — 800 × 800"/><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzA2NzE2L01hcmluYS1TaGlyYWthd2Etc2NhbjRhLWRldGFpbC1UV184MDAuanBn" width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14306716/Marina-Shirakawa-scan4a-detail-TW_800.jpg" data-mid="78147638" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (800) — 800 × 800"/><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzA2NzE2L01hcmluYS1TaGlyYWthd2Etc2Nhbi1kZXRhaWwtVFc4XzgwMC5qcGc" width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14306716/Marina-Shirakawa-scan-detail-TW8_800.jpg" data-mid="78147643" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (800) — 800 × 800"/><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzA2NzE2L01hcmluYS1TaGlyYWthd2Etc2Nhbi1kZXRhaWwtVFc3XzgwMC5qcGc" width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14306716/Marina-Shirakawa-scan-detail-TW7_800.jpg" data-mid="78147644" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (800) — 800 × 800"/><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzA2NzE2L01hcmluYS1TaGlyYWthd2Etc2Nhbi1kZXRhaWwtVFc2XzgwMC5qcGc" width="800" height="800" width_o="800" height_o="800" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14306716/Marina-Shirakawa-scan-detail-TW6_800.jpg" data-mid="78147645" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (800) — 800 × 800"/><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="/load/view.php?a=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYXlsb2FkLmNhcmdvY29sbGVjdGl2ZS5jb20vMS8yLzg4NTA1LzE0MzA2NzE2L01hcmluYS1TaGlyYWthd2Etc2Nhbi1kZXRhaWwtVFc1XzgwMC5qcGc" width="800" height="899" width_o="800" height_o="899" src_o="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14306716/Marina-Shirakawa-scan-detail-TW5_800.jpg" data-mid="78147646" border="0" align="left" data-title="900 (800) — 800 × 899"/> (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...