Each bookstore will act as a concierge, recommending "the one book you should read now" to FASHION HEADLINE readers. Every Wednesday, Keibunsha Ichijoji (10 Ichijoji Horadono-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto), a Kyoto-based shop specializing in books and all things book-related, will introduce recommended titles.

■ "Yanaka Yasunori: Modern and Decadent" by Noriaki Seo, Toshiyuki Yamada, and Kai Henmi

Yanaka Yasunori, also known as the "Paperman of Balloons," is a printmaker known for his illustrations in Uchida Hyakken's "The King's Back," and is often spoken of by fellow artists as his eccentricities.

This definitive collection of prints, weaving together fragmentary text and a large number of beautiful illustrations, covers everything from the upbringing of this genius, who left behind a vast body of work that embodies the shadow of the late Taisho and early Showa eras, to commentary on his works and his relationships with literary figures.

Instead of having separate explanatory pages and illustration pages, the binding is carefully crafted by changing the paper quality and typesetting, resulting in a luxurious and beautiful book.

[Book information]
"Yasushi Yanaka: Modern and Decadent"
Author: Yasushi Yanaka / Editors: Noriaki Seo, Toshiyuki Yamada, Kai Henmi
Publisher: Kokusho Kankokai
Language: Japanese
Hardcover / 272 pages / Modified B5 size
Published: 2014
Price: 4,500 yen