BEARD, Peter. Diary, Japan: Libro Port Publishing, 1993. Hardcover (black-stamped white paper over boards), 12 x 9 inches, unpaginated, color halftone illustrations, dustjacket and belly band. The book is filled with full-bleed color photographs by Beard of his richly collaged diary pages. While they feature his distinctive handwriting, there is an overabundance of visual material, such as newspaper clippings and photographs, plus three-dimensional objects placed on the pages before he photographed them. Includes two short essays and an artist's chronology, in Japanese. The copyright page states, "Catalogue for show 'Diary,' From a Dead Man's Wallet: Confessions of a Bookmaker." Laid into this copy are a few pieces of ephemera from the publisher. Fine condition.

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