Published by Kosaku Sha in 1979, 136 pages, 26,4×18,7
First edition, hardcover with plastic sleeve
Condition: As often with this title, the fragile plastic cover shows a 5 cm edge crack, 3 cm on the spine, and 2 cm at a corner. The book itself is near-perfect and comes in an additional protective mylar sleeve.

Summa Cosmographica is a visionary book by designer Kōhei Sugiura and editor Seigow Matsuoka, the result of seven years of research. Published in 1979, it brings together images, texts, and symbols from across time and cultures to explore the universe as both a concept and experience. Designed entirely in black with cosmic iconography, the book itself becomes a cosmos — a sensory and intellectual journey through space, science, and imagination.

An unprecedented extremely rare book.