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MUNDO MENDO BOOKS SERIES
Intro
MUNDO MENDO, BOOK ONE
ムンド・メンド 一年目、一冊目。
Selected Stories, Sept 2024 to Sept 2025
— Thoroughly Refined & Revised
The first volume of the Mundo Mendo Book Series, it compiles the best stories published on Mundo Mendo in its first year, carefully revised and adapted for the printed page. It gives a timely snapshot of Luis Mendo’s last year's life in Japan as a drawer/writer.
Pocket Sized
Printed in Japan, self published by the author and with a compelling foreword by fellow author & membership programs expert Craig Mod, this 272 pages thick volume will put a year of my art in your pocket. Literally; its size is the Japanese pocket size known as bunkobon. A personal favorite of mine.
Specs
＊ Japanese bunkobon size: 105x150mm (4.13x5.91 inches)
＊ Limited edition of 1000 copies
＊ Numbered and signed by the author
＊ English language
＊ 272 Pages full colour offset
＊ Printed in Japan on FSC certified paper
＊ Includes a cute sewn-in bookmark ribbon
＊ Price includes worldwide shipping
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❢ Foreword by Craig Mod
❢ Fits in your jacket pocket
❢ 100% —maybe 300%— made in Japan
❢ 100% AI free
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❥ Written, drawn, designed and published by the author
❥ You support the work of Luis Mendo, the book is a gift
❥ Reading makes you smarter & happier
❥ Guaranteed smell of paper until you dip it in coffee
❥ Readable in bath tubs, beaches and pools alike
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✚ No battery, no charging needed
✚ 2.5 cm thick, could be a pillow or used to raise your monitor
Buy Book Only
€30 includes worldwide shipping
Buy Book + Membership
€50/year
Become a member, get the book for free
Shipping Notes
I do not send shipping mail notifications nor tracking numbers to save time –remember I am doing this all by myself– and to keep prices down. It takes an average of 3-4 weeks (depending on the country) from ordering until receiving the book from Japan.
Enjoy a surprise present when unexpected parcels arrive.
Spain & Portugal seem to be very strict on their customs departments and regularly ask for "Processing Fees" by delivery. Portuguese readers were asked to pay €13,46 and Spanish €8,73.
Other countries seem not to charge anything to recipients.
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Please feel free to order, but it might take a while until I can actually ship it to you.
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Praise
«Look, the web is great and all, but visual art –especially illustrated art, art that has a direct lineage to physicality– deserves to be printed out.»
Craig Mod, in the foreword.
«I want to live in a world where creative individuals bring what lives in their minds/imaginations to life. And Luis is living proof that when you support someone in doing so, we all benefit. His first book is an ode to all things playful, colorful, and kind.»
Elizabeth Mueller, Japan Connaisseur & MM Member
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«I’d happily place this beautiful book permanently on my coffee table if all it contained was Luis’ wonderful illustrations, but because his art also serves as a thought-provoking reflection on the power of real-world connections, making art, and the bemusing state of the world at large, it feels like a little beacon of hope and sanity — presented in a beautiful package.»
Elliot Jay Stocks, Designer, Type Magician & MM Member
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«This is a book about the human condition—a wonderful treasure. Our interests, our hopes, our fears. It offers a beautiful window into a slice of Luis' life over the last year, one in which, if we look carefully, we might see our own reflection. The ups, the downs, the moments of hope and beauty, the quiet in-betweens.
A labor of love, deeply felt.»
Javier Sánchez, Artist, Educator & MM Member
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«Sat in the sun enjoying this little gem today. Time well spent. The brilliant Luis Mendo muses and speculates with word and image on illustration, the meaning of life, the meaning of illustration and more. There’s even a little bit of pen nerdery, which always goes down well in these parts.»
Professor Martin Salisbury, Professor of Illustration at Cambridge School of Art
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«I sincerely loved this book. It's very charming and a great addition to my collection. Luis has a very beautiful art style and story telling that I adore.»
Michael Gillard, Illustrator and animator
Readers
In the Wild
Retailers
The book is only available on this website and at these selected retailers:
NL Amsterdam — Misc. Store
JP Komoro — Novels
JP Tokyo — Write & Draw
€30 includes worldwide shipping
€50/year
Become a member, get the book for free
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