XXGIRLS
Tokyo: Fiction, Inc., 1996. 1st Edition. Slim folio, publisher's photo-illustrated paper-covered boards, original yellow acetate dust jacket.
First edition of downtown photographer and filmmaker Richard Kern’s second book, initialed by him in black pen to the front endpaper. Produced as a means of bringing NSFW shots from Kern's debut book New York Girls (1995) to a Japanese audience, this collection comprises his quintessential nymphette fetish photos, with subjects including his frequent collaborator Lydia Lynch, Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon, and pin-up model Lung Leg. Illustrated with black-and-white plates. Light shelfwear to board edges. Very good. Uncommon, especially initialed by the photographer. Item #12563
$350.00