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Facing Two Ways: The Story of My Life
by [Japanese Feminism] Ishimoto, Baroness Shidzué
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New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1935. Second Large Printing, stated on jacket. 8vo, 373pp. Frontis, black and white photos throughout. Signed and inscribed by Ishimoto to the former and dated 1937, in Tokyo, on the ffep. Beige cloth with blue, illustrated labels on upper board and spine, top edge stained red. Very good with minimal wear to boards, spine label lightly faded. Jacket spine sunned and with chipping at spine ends and corners, and a couple tape repairs to the underside.
Signed copy of this autobiography from Shidzue Katō (1897-2001), influential Japanese feminist who was particularly important in establishing birth control education in japan. Following the publication of this work, Katō would go on to serve as the first woman elected to the national legislature of Japan.
Signed copy of this autobiography from Shidzue Katō (1897-2001), influential Japanese feminist who was particularly important in establishing birth control education in japan. Following the publication of this work, Katō would go on to serve as the first woman elected to the national legislature of Japan.
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- Title
- Facing Two Ways: The Story of My Life
- Author
- [Japanese Feminism] Ishimoto, Baroness Shidzué
- Format/Binding
- 8vo, 373pp. Frontis, black and white photos throughout. Signed and inscribed by Ishimoto to the former and dated 1937, in Tokyo,
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Edition
- Second Large Printing, stated on jacket
- Publisher
- Farrar & Rinehart
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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....
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