Cinderella's Sisters:; a revisionist history of footbinding
by Ko, Dorothy
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Minor shelf wear / edeg-wear; tine closed tear (1/6th of an inch) to Dj spine foot; else a very clean tight NF in VG+ DJ. No mar
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley, Calif: University of California Press, 2005. First edition, first printing (full number line). Paperback. Minor shelf wear / edeg-wear; tine closed tear (1/6th of an inch) to Dj spine foot; else a very clean tight NF in VG+ DJ. No markings within.. Octavo in illus DJ with red spine; xiii, 332 p.: illus, [13] leaves of b&w plates, index, bibliography; 23 cm. Includes two pages of hand-written notes on book with page number refernces laid in /. Women -- history -- China -- Shoes.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23485
- Title
- Cinderella's Sisters:; a revisionist history of footbinding
- Author
- Ko, Dorothy
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Minor shelf wear / edeg-wear; tine closed tear (1/6th of an inch) to Dj spine foot; else a very clean tight NF in VG+ DJ. No mar
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing (full number line)
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, Calif
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- China, Chinese, History And Historiography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Women;
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Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
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