Geisha in Rivalry
by Nagai, Kafu
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
$50.00$40.00
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About This Item
Rutland, Vt: Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1963. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First edition, 1963, so stated. Rich blue cloth with embossed front board and silver tiles to the spine. Pink pictorial DJ. This copy is FINE in a VG, un price clipped ($4.50) DJ. Copy is pristine. Rich , bright, unmarked, no noticeable blemishes. Modest/even toning to text block and a small Japanese character red ink stamp at top of FEP. Printed in Japan. 206 pp. DJ ihas minimal sunning to the spine and a 1/4" closed tear to front spine joint. Otherwise , fine. Translated by Kurt Meissner with the collaboration of Ralph Friedrich and illustrations by Shin Misho. Lovely..
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- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001251
- Title
- Geisha in Rivalry
- Author
- Nagai, Kafu
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles E. Tuttle Co.
- Place of Publication
- Rutland, Vt
- Date Published
- 1963
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
Biblio member since 2020
Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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