GEISHA: THE SECRET HISTORY OF A VANISHING WORLD
by DOWNER, LESLEY
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0747271054
- ISBN 13
- 9780747271055
- Seller
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Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Headline, 2000. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 379. The first edition inscribed and signed by the author on the dedication page. A genuine history of the Geisha in Japan that rejects the Western views of the art found in musicals and fiction. A fine copy in dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006815
- Title
- GEISHA: THE SECRET HISTORY OF A VANISHING WORLD
- Author
- DOWNER, LESLEY
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0747271054
- ISBN 13
- 9780747271055
- Publisher
- Headline
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2000
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- Dances of the East, Azuma Odon, Araiwa, Sumo Wrestler, Bath-houses, Cult of Beauty, Brothels, New Shimabara, Buddhism, Prostitution and Geisha Emancipation Act, Concubines, Courtesans, Heian Period, Kamuro, Dance, Cherry Dances, Five District Dances, Kamo
- X weight
- 0.73 kg
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS
Biblio member since 2004
Uxbridge, Ontario
About MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Inscribed
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