Alice Erotica – Yoshitaka Amano 1999

$49.00

Author: Yoshitaka Amano; Hiroshi Unno
Publisher:
Binding: Soctcover
Condition: Fine
Size: 8vo
Attributes: First Edition, Illustrated

First edition, first printing. Text in Japanese. Binding tight, interior clean, unmarked. A erotic re-imagination of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland. Profusely illustrated by the re-known Japanese artist Yoshitake Amano. Fine in near Fine slipcase.

Alice Erotica (1999), an art book by Yoshitaka Amano that reimagines Alice in Wonderland through his signature dreamlike, erotic, and surreal aesthetic. This collection blends Amano’s ethereal watercolors and inkwork with a mature, avant-garde twist on Lewis Carroll’s classic, portraying Alice and Wonderland’s inhabitants in hauntingly beautiful, sometimes sensual, forms.

Context & Reception:

Part of Amano’s broader exploration of Western literature (see Vampire Hunter D, The Sandman: The Dream Hunters).
Polarizing for Carroll purists but celebrated as high-art erotica among Amano fans.

For Fans of This Book, Try:

Fairies (2001) – Amano’s take on European folklore.
Japan – Final Fantasy (1994) – Amano’s work on the Final Fantasy Series.
The Sandman: The Dream Hunters (1999) – His Neil Gaiman collaboration, with similar moody elegance.
Mémoires (1990s) – Amano’s sketchbooks revealing his creative process.

A collector’s gem for Amano devotees and lovers of dark fantasy erotica.