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- Title Quaint, Exquisite: Victorian Aesthetics and the Idea of Japan
- Author Grace Elisabeth Lavery
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Princeton University Press
- Date 2019-05-28
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780691183626 / 0691183627
- Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
- Dimensions 9.4 x 6.4 x 1.2 in (23.88 x 16.26 x 3.05 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Cultural Region: British
- Cultural Region: Asian - Japanese
- Sex & Gender: Gay
- Topical: Lgbt
- Library of Congress subjects Aesthetics, Japanese, Aesthetics, Modern - 19th century
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2018959174
- Dewey Decimal Code 111.850
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