First edition. Numerous photographic illustrations. Japanese text. Small 8vo. Original printed wrappers (minor wear to spine), but overall a very good copy. 68, [vi](ads.)pp. Tokyo, ARS, dated: Showa 15 [i.e, 1940.
This is Ueda Shoji’s first book, volume 42 of the ARS Shashin Bunko series, which was essentially a photographic manual. ARS asked the best-know photographers at the time (amateur & professional) to share their secrets with their readership. For photographers it was a welcome opportunity to showcase their work under the increasingly difficult circumstances of censorship and tough commercial conditions. Very rare.
