Geisha of Gion: The Memoir of Mineko Iwasaki by Mineko Iwasaki, Rande Brown - 2002-10-07

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Good.

Hardback. Acceptable.

Simon & Schuster, Limited. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

London: Simon and Schuster, 2002. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. A very personal account of the life of one of Japan's most acclaimed Geishas, whose training began at the age of four and who left the life 26 years later at the peak of her career in 1980. B/w and color photos, 334 pages. Clean copy. Record # 375188

Simon & Schuster, 2002-10-07. Hardcover. Good.

Simon & Schuster, 2002. First. Hardback. Good. Outline:- I can identify the exact moment when things began to change. It was a cold winter afternoon. I had just turned three. Emerging shyly from her hiding place, Mineko encounters Madam Oima, the formidable proprietress of a prolific geisha house in Gion. Madam Oima is mesmerized by the childs black hair and black eyes: she has found her successor. And so Mineko is gently, but firmly, prised away from her parents to embark on an extraordinary career, of which she will become the best. But even if you are exquisitely beautiful and the darling of the okiya, the life of a geisha is one of gruelling professional demands. And Mineko must first contend with her bitterly jealous sister who is determined to sabotage her success . . . Captivating and poignant, GEISHA OF GION tells of Minekos ascendancy to fame and her ultimate decision to leave the profession she found so constricting.-> the publisher of this HARDBACK book is Simon & Schuster The date of… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster UK. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0743220366 . Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; 8.6 X 5.6 X 1.4 inches; 352 pages .

2002. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. VGC plus/VGC. Simon and Schuster, 2002. First UK edition-first printing (1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Black hardback (silver lettering to the spine) in VGC plus, with Dj (small creases, scratches and ink marks on the edges of the Dj cover) in VGC. Illustrated with colour, b/w photos. Nice and clean pages with two small marks and ink mark on the outer edges, a couple of small foxing marks on the edges of the first two pages of the book. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear on the Dj cover (two small marks inside the Dj cover). 339pp. Price un-clipped. First edition.