The book showcases a collection of Robert Mapplethorpe's lesser-known photographs, encompassing a range of commissioned portraits and ad agency projects. It highlights Mapplethorpe's meticulous attention to detail, marking a transition towards more color work. The book includes 12 color and 60 black-and-white photographs, signifying some of the first color prints ever collected in book form. It features introductions by David Hershkovits, in both Japanese and English, and Takano Ikuro, in Japanese only. A brief biographical chronology in both languages follows, but the photographs themselves are presented without text.
