All Misemono: Japanese Tent Sideshows

All Misemono: Japanese Tent Sideshows by Karurosu Yamazaki, published by Last Freak Show, Tokyo, 1997, oblong 8.5×12.5” Amazing illustrations from Japanese artist Seiho Shimura (1905-1971) includes; Snake Bodied Girl, Mermaids, the Cat Girl, Spider Woman, the Electric Man, Two Headed Woman with Two Headed Cow, Mutation by Atomic Bomb, Siam Twins, One Eyed Baby, Eight, the Beast Sisters, and many more, all paintings from 1950s and 60s, full color photography, about 80 images, most pages are foldouts, with Japanese text inside fold, includes an 11 pps Xeroxed identification pamphlet of 80+ images, with English titles and artist, sideshow banners are mostly by Seiho Shimura, also containing antique photographs of sideshow performers and performances from 1930s, sideshow barker quotations in Japanese and English, plus 8 postcards, and a paper model of a sideshow tent and paper puppets of performers. Assembled by Carlos Yamazaki, fine copy, all contents fine and present, some light discolor on spine.

$ 275.00