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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="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14471632/Naoyuki-Katoh-cat-space-Voyage-of-the-Space-Beagle_900.jpg" width="900" height="574" width_o="900" height_o="574"…
(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…
A look inside the 50 Watts edition of Tiger Tateishi's incredible A Tiger in the Land of Dreams br / img src="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14393493/Tiger-Tateishi_Tiger-Dreams-50WattsBooks_650.jpg" 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"…
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…
(Find me at 50 Watts Books.) br / br / img src="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14351423/Nicole-Claveloux-1974-Alice-in-Wonderland-50w_700.jpg" 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…
(Find me at 50 Watts Books.) br / br / img src="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14351432/Jan-Konupek-from-Dream-Land-1940_600.jpg" 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…
(Find me at 50 Watts Books.) br / br / img src="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14330281/Ghobad-Shiva-Iranian-poster_900.jpg" 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 /…
(Find me at 50 Watts Books.) br / br / img src="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14308504/Imiri-Sakabashira-Fake-Kyoto-Collection-cover-50watts_550.jpg" 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"…
(Find me at 50 Watts Books.) br / br / img src="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14307005/Tomi-Ungerer-Non-stopIG-2_1000.jpg" 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 ×…
(Find me at 50 Watts Books.) br / br / img src="https://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/14306716/Marina-Shirakawa-scan8-detail-TW_800.jpg" 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…