{"product_id":"tbot-fine-art-2nd-ed","title":"TBOT (Fine Art 2nd ed.)","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecond, signed printing of the Fine Art edition of \u003cem\u003eThings Become Other Things\u003c\/em\u003e. August 2026. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso offering a special discounted set of Signed Fine Art + Random House (unsigned). \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe second printing has the following changes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSilver foil stamp on cover (instead of white on first printing)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew Afterword — talking about the Random House launch and how the two editions differ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHi, I'm author Craig Mod.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThings Become Other Things (TBOT)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is\u003c\/span\u003e a book about a decade of walking. It's where I’ve tried to distill why it is that I walk so much: Walking as a way to become who I wanted to become but didn’t know how to. Walking as a way to reflect on where it is that we come from. And walking as a way to bear witness to a certain grace visible only when you’re bored out of your skull, when you’ve been walking for weeks on end, and when you think you should just pack it up and go home. There, at that point of exhaustion, appears a little thing — a hello, the smallest gesture, something that becomes, yes, almost supernatural, spiritual in a way that is impossible to recognize amid the average day-to-day routine. Something you can only see in that elevated rhythm of the walk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a book of those moments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s about talking with a thousand fishermen and farmers and kissa owners, about communing with the mountain fauna, about hopscotching around leeches. It’s about floods and tsunamis and the capricious fecundity of nature. It’s about walking through a hundred old villages, many gone or soon to be gone. It’s about whispering priests and suddenly-appearing rain-soaked Irish priests and foul-mouthed little kids. It’s about the life of one lost friend, decades back, and an ocean away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThings Become Other Things'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e first edition was published in November 2023. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is entirely printed and produced in Japan to exacting standards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetails about the physical object: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1,000 signed copies\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1,500 unsigned copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecloth-bound, flexible hardcover (0.6mm boards)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblind deboss + foil stamped cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efine-art archival matte Japanese body papers (Araveal White, 104kg)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e170mm x 240mm (~B5 size)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e240 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e68 chapters \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e56 photographs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted and bound in Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eISBN: 978-0-9845958-7-7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe explicit walk in this book took place in 2021 over the course of about thirty days. It's through the lens of that walk that we reflect on a decade of walking the peninsula — thousands of kilometers — and on that lost life in another country. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book is not a guide. While the book has a map, it is not meant to be followed explicitly. (Although you could try to.) While the book has photographs, they probably won't help you find your way. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo give you a sense of ground covered, here's the book's map:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\" alt=\"Things Become Other Things Map of Kii Peninsula\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0412\/0130\/3707\/files\/tbot-map_1024x1024.jpg?v=1700568107\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduction Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThings Become Other Things\u003c\/em\u003e is offset printed on top-tier \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHeidelberg presses at the famed Matsumoto-based \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fujiwara_printing\/\"\u003eFujiwara Printing\u003c\/a\u003e. The detail and \"quality of light\" in the photos looks and feels phenomenal. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition is hand bound, book by book, by the incredible \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bbmochizuki.co.jp\/\"\u003eMochizuki Bindery\u003c\/a\u003e in Kagurazaka, Tokyo. Because of our (annoyingly; sorry binder folks) precise specifications, the only way to reliably bind our book with a 1mm edge was by hand. The folks at Mochizuki produced two jigs specifically for this edition. The result is a flexibound hardcover, wrapped in cloth with a silk-screened cover. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThanks to the work of Fujiwara Printing and Mochizuki binding, \u003cem\u003eTBOT\u003c\/em\u003e is a true collectable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0412\/0130\/3707\/files\/L1011583-2_0f894b00-212b-4130-8343-cf9e163bb354_1024x1024.jpg?v=1700457159\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCover\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"tbot front and back\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0412\/0130\/3707\/files\/fron-back_1024x1024.jpg?v=1700461452\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg width=\"1200\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0412\/0130\/3707\/files\/title_480x480.jpg?v=1700461074\" alt=\"tbot cover closeup of foil stamping\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThings Become Other Things'\u003c\/em\u003e cover illustration was drawn by the great \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/luismendo\/\"\u003eLuis Mendo\u003c\/a\u003e. The illustration is foil-stamp-debossed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eonto the cloth using white foil. The title and my name are blind-debossed on the front. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eLimited Edition Prints \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0412\/0130\/3707\/files\/prints_1024x1024.jpg?v=1700462323\" alt=\"Limited edition photographic prints\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo limited edition prints (The Bus, The Road (With Tiny Shrine)) are available with the launch of \u003cem\u003eTBOT\u003c\/em\u003e's first edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eeditions of 50\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esigned and numbered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted on acid- and lignin-free Hahnemühle Photo Rag Ultra Smooth using 10-color archival pigment inks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB5-size paper (same size as book; image itself is slightly smaller)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey're available as a combination purchase with a signed book. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReader Testimonials for \u003cem\u003eKissa by Kissa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHi — author \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/craigmod.com\/about\/\"\u003eCraig Mod\u003c\/a\u003e here. I asked buyers of \u003cem\u003eKissa by Kissa\u003c\/em\u003e to send in testimonials \/ thoughts about the book. Here are some of the (extremely!) kind things they wrote in with:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of the most beautiful books I've seen and read\u003c\/strong\u003e in a long time. The physical nature of the book—and the text and photographs within—represent a thoughtful \u003cstrong\u003elabor of love that one rarely sees in print these days.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book made me want to make books.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore than just a book, it's an object, an artifact - and \u003cstrong\u003eit is timeless\u003c\/strong\u003e. The thought that went into crafting this must be immerse. Thank you for putting so much into documenting a critical piece of fading culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI am so very glad I decided to buy Kissa by Kissa. \u003cstrong\u003eI know I will return to this book again and again\u003c\/strong\u003e: to relish the beauty of the images; to be delighted and moved by the writing; to enjoy the craft of the object itself in my hands. Worth every penny.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKissa by Kissa is one of the most beautiful books I've ever purchased. Craig takes us along his walk both visually through his writing and tangibly through the way he produced the book. \u003cstrong\u003eI admire the thought that went into every aspect of experiencing this work.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is the most beautiful object I own\u003c\/strong\u003e, it might be too perfect. Books should be shared and \u003cem\u003eKissa by Kissa\u003c\/em\u003e is compelling to share. All of my friends should get to wander Japan on a quest for pizza toast, but they don't get to. I don't trust them with book, the binding is perfect. You wouldn't lend out a Turner would you?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a gorgeous book! \u003cstrong\u003eThe subject matter is fascinating\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the book itself is a work of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow My Books Are Made — Making of \u003cem\u003eKissa by Kissa\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a documentary showing production of the third edition of \u003cem\u003eKissa by Kissa\u003c\/em\u003e, but almost all of these production steps are identical for \u003cem\u003eThings Become Other Things\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l4u5_UyQoyw\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThings Become Other Things: Table of Contents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"columns: 2;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrologue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHowdy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWalkers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Watch Shop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObjects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIppon-ura\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Owner of an Inn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvitations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchetypes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProblems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThings Become Other Things\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEveryone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAround Here\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLoggers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYukata\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot My Rope\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat Fighting Impulse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlame Tree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOcean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShitholes and Not Shitholes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Speak With a Farmer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHanko\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDispatch: Animals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOctopus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHamlets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTough\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFishing Poles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlatten the Mountain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeisha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVending Machines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat Floating Feeling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKii-Katsuura\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCopper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust One Quick Walk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Boat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParkinson’s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKōya Fire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImmutable Stuff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGyūba Dōji\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShallow Roots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFarmer and His Cat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNachi Falls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVoodoo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShotgun Shacks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOkonomiyaki\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDispatch: The Hotel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKissa Ron\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpirals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Blue Home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeamus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZelda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLuck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLighter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDispatch: Children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurse the Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody Ask\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhoto Index\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThanks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCopyright \u0026amp; Colophon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the box it ships in, to the thread the signatures are woven with, everything is made, assembled, and produced in Japan. This book was touched by — and helped employ — dozens of skilled workers with sustainable and humane salaries, across a number of industries — from paper making, to box making, to printing and binding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThank you for your support and enabling us to do this kind of work in this way.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Craig \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: left; width: 140px; margin-right: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0412\/0130\/3707\/files\/craigmod-headshot-square1_480x480.jpg?v=1700401155\" alt=\"Craig Mod\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/craigmod.com\/about\/\"\u003eCraig Mod\u003c\/a\u003e is a writer and photographer who has lived in Japan since 2000. His book \u003cem\u003eKissa by Kissa\u003c\/em\u003e's fine art edition has sold over 4,000 copies. His book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKoya Bound (2016) \u003c\/em\u003eis an award winning (AIGA 50 Books \/ 50 Covers) book. Over the past decade years he's walked some 2,500km across the country and eaten several hundred slices of toast, pizza and plain alike. His writing has appeared in publications including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times,\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eEater\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWIRED\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Japan Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCalifornia Sunday Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and others. 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