The Unique World of Mitsumasa Anno: Selected Works (1968-1977) — Philomel Books 1980

A beautiful survey of one of Japan's most inventive illustrators, The Unique World of Mitsumasa Anno: Selected Works (1968-1977) gathers a decade of Anno's whimsical, mind-bending artwork. Optical illusions, impossible architecture, quiet pastoral landscapes and playful mathematical puzzles fill the pages, introduced with a foreword by Martin Gardner and translated by Samuel Crowell Morse.

Published in 1980 by Philomel Books (London / The Bodley Head), this edition is instantly recognizable by its clever cover design, printed to look like a parcel wrapped in brown paper, bound with twine and stamped for airmail.

The book is in excellent, like-new condition and comes from a smoke-free home. A wonderful pick for collectors of illustration, picture book art, or anyone who enjoys the visual games of Escher and Anno alike.