Roppongi Kaoru: Memoirs of a Nawashi
縄師の回想

Paperback textbook with low quality paper, and very few photos.
Publisher: Sun & Moon, 1986
ISBN-13: 978-4915567520

(For a contrast, see an earlier post about a very ambitious photo-book, featuring the rope-art of Roppongi Kaoru:
https://kinbakubooks.wordpress.com/2013/07/02/strange-fruits/ )