Nadia — Hajime Sawatari (1977, First Edition)
Published by Asahi Sonorama, Japan 1977
First edition
Hardcover, 120 pages
21 × 22 × 1.5 cm, 530 gsm
(our ref: VB0139)
Nadia is one of the most famous Japanese photobooks of the 1970s. Shot by Hajime Sawatari — a leading fashion and portrait photographer — this book follows Italian model Nadia through dreamlike scenes that feel both real and imagined.
Fashion meets poetry. Documentary meets fantasy.
Originally published in the early 1970s and re-edited for this 1977 Sonorama edition, the images mix innocence, beauty, and quiet mystery. You don’t just look at this book — you drift through it.
Long out of print and often listed among the best Japanese photobooks ever made. A true collector’s piece.
(Hand‑picked by photographer Koji Onaka, who said this was the first photobook he bought at age 14.)
Perfect for lovers of vintage Japanese photography, 1970s fashion mood, and timeless portraiture.
Condition: the normal kind of tear and wear you would expect from a book published 50 years ago.
Nadia — Hajime Sawatari (1977, First Edition)
Published by Asahi Sonorama, Japan 1977
First edition
Hardcover, 120 pages
21 × 22 × 1.5 cm, 530 gsm
(our ref: VB0139)
Nadia is one of the most famous Japanese photobooks of the 1970s. Shot by Hajime Sawatari — a leading fashion and portrait photographer — this book follows Italian model Nadia through dreamlike scenes that feel both real and imagined.
Fashion meets poetry. Documentary meets fantasy.
Originally published in the early 1970s and re-edited for this 1977 Sonorama edition, the images mix innocence, beauty, and quiet mystery. You don’t just look at this book — you drift through it.
Long out of print and often listed among the best Japanese photobooks ever made. A true collector’s piece.
(Hand‑picked by photographer Koji Onaka, who said this was the first photobook he bought at age 14.)
Perfect for lovers of vintage Japanese photography, 1970s fashion mood, and timeless portraiture.
Condition: the normal kind of tear and wear you would expect from a book published 50 years ago.
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