Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan by Omori, Annie Shepley; Kochi Doi; Amy Lowell (Intro.) - 1961

Kenkyusha, 1961. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Distributor's small stamp on front endpaper, otherwise This book is clean and bright, with no creases, no tears, and no markings. Price-clipped dustjacket is clean & bright, but has many small chips & tears (internally repaired with archival materials). First published in 1935, this book transports the reader back to the Heian Period (794-1186 AD) and through the varying experiences of three women who lived the courtly life in a much civilized Japan where women were able to ascend within society in regards to education and property ownership, before the days of feudalism and civil war. In stock, ready to ship now from Evanston, IL!