(Tokyo): Heibonisha, 1996-1997. First edition. Octavo. Twenty volumes. Volumes 1-20. A complete set of the works of Nobuyoshi Araki. Effectively a catalogue raisonné of the Araki’s photographic work until that time. The volumes stretch from the erotic to the sentimental (and surprisingly tender) ones. The volumes consist: #1 – Naked Faces. #2 – Bodyscapes. #3 – Yoko. #4 – New York. #5 – Chrysalis. #6 – Tokyo Novel. #7 – Sentimental Travelog. #8 – Private Diary 1980-1995. #9- Private Diary. #10 – Chiro, Araki and 2 Lovers. #11 – In Ruins. #12 – Dramatic Shooting and Fake Reportage. #13 – Xeroxed Photo Albums. #14 – Obscenities and Strange Black Ink. #15 – Death: Elegy. #16 – Erotos. #17 – Sensual Flowers. #18 – Bondage. #19 – A’s Lovers. #20 – Sentimental May. All volumes generally in very good condition in card covers with dust jacket occasionally with obi present. Some volumes are difficult to locate and complete sets are now scarce.
