EIKOH HOSOE (* 1933) & YUKIO MISHIMA (1925–1970) ‘Barakei’ (Killed by Roses), Tokyo: Shuei-sha, 1963

Deluxe first edition, limited to 1500 copies signed by Hosoe and Mishima, nearly fine hardback with cloth in vinyl dustjacket and the publisher’s original cardboard case with moderate wear, 43 black and white photographs, 4 colour illustrations on rice paper, 2 gatefolds, 98 pages “In 1963, controversial author Yukio Mishima and photographer Eikoh Hosoe put the finishing touches on their masterful collaboration, part photographic performance, part surreal portrait of Mishima as both iconoclast and self-mythologist. […] one of the most infamous and intriguing photo books of the twentieth century.” (Aperture)