Lady of Beauty. An Asia Book
by Yamata, Kikou. Translated By Katherine Woods
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: The John Day Company, 1954. First American edition (1954). Story of a privileged lady against the backdrop of World War II, bringing into focus the conflict between the life and traditions of Old Japan and its far different future. Green hardcover with color illustrated dustjacket. Light shelfwear, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and has some light edge rubbing and shelf soil, very short diagonal closed tear to upper edge of front panel.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028627
- Title
- Lady of Beauty. An Asia Book
- Author
- Yamata, Kikou. Translated By Katherine Woods
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Publisher
- The John Day Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- NOVEL FICTION JAPAN WORLD WAR II
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....