 Author Name: Hayashida, T.
Title: Take Ivy
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good +
Edition: Second Edition
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
Publisher: Japan Fujingahosha 1973
ISBN Number: 50778489007332
Illustrator: Photographs
Seller Id: 34089
Near fine orange hardcover with white title and black line illustrations of eight prep school insignias on frt board. Tips sharp, barely brushed. Few very light indentations on frt panel of glossy color dj and frt board. Text as new save for light foxing on endpapers. DJ shows three tidy, small closed tears w/no loss. Displays beautifully in new mylar. Blue shadow on cover image shown is a reflection from the scanner light. No names, tears or soil inside. More than presentable, indeed a collectible copy. First published in 1965, this is the limited 1973 edition. 132 glossy pages. Out of print and exceedingly hard to find. Japanese text throughout. Profusely illustrated with color and b/w photos. In the late sixties, a forward thinking Japanese photographer traveled throughout the northeastern United States stopping at each of the Ivy League schools to document the fashion style of the era. The resulting book, cryptically titled Take Ivy, is pure genius. The photo book was out of print until a few years ago when a small run was re-released, only to immediately sell out. Further proof that preppy / Ivy League style transcends time and trends. Teruyoshi Hayashida documents the calm before the storm in images whose energy and freshness are undiminished by 4 decades of transformations in both the U.S. and Japan, on and off-campus. Highly sought after in Japan, the limited-run title remained virtually unknown to the English-speaking audience until 2008, when it was discovered by influential bloggers.
Fashion, Preppy Clothing, Ivy League Schools, Dartmouth, Yale, Harvard, Cornell, Sixties fashion, Style
Price =
1800.00 USD |
