Geisha of Pontocho
by P.D. Perkins
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Collectible; Very Good
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Tokyo News Service, Ltd, 1954. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A handsome copy of the 1954 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (with light offsetting and former owner bookplate at the front free endpaper) in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with light chipping to the spine base. Quarto, crisp, very impressive black-and-white photos thruout by Francis Haar.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10856
- Title
- Geisha of Pontocho
- Author
- P.D. Perkins
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible; Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Tokyo News Service, Ltd
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- rare Tokyo fashion, rare Tokyo customs, geisha, rare Japanese fashion
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fashion;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...