From the Wilson Centre of Photography Xavier Barral – Le Bal, Paris 2011
First edition, first printing. Hardcover ( Japanese binding ) canvas cloth-covered boards with black & white image affixed to debossed panel on front cover under original black elastic band. Title printed in black on spine.
All texts are bilingual ( French & English ). 100 pages with beautifully printed black and white images.
On January 14th 1958 the disfigurated and mutilated body of a man was discovered near Lake Sembako, Japan. Two Tokyo detectives were send to help local authorities quickly wrap up what seemed to be a routine case. It turned out to be anything but….