Memoirs of a Geisha A Novel
by Arthur Golden
- Used
- first
- Condition
- NY: Knopf, 1997.stated First edition/near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0375400117
- ISBN 13
- 9780375400117
- Seller
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About This Item
Knopf, 1997. NY: Knopf, 1997.stated First edition, Second state dust jacket. NY: Knopf, 1997.stated First edition/near fine. An alluring tour de force: a brilliant debut novel told with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism as the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha Speaking to us with the wisdom of age and in a voice at once haunting and startlingly immediate, Nitta Sayuri tells the story of her life as a geisha Through her eyes, we see the decadent heart of Gion--the geisha district of Kyoto--with its marvelous teahouses and theaters, narrow back alleys, ornate temples, and artists' streets. NY: Knopf, 1997stated First edition, Second state dust jacket with Ann Beattie blurb at bottom of panel Near Fine condition with near fine dust jacket, not priced clipped, no price on dj.
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- Bookseller
- YJS BOXES OF BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio588
- Title
- Memoirs of a Geisha A Novel
- Author
- Arthur Golden
- Book Condition
- Used - NY: Knopf, 1997.stated First edition
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- NY: Knopf, 1997.stated First edition, Second state dust jacket
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN 10
- 0375400117
- ISBN 13
- 9780375400117
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- bib & bc web # 588 bx33-40
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- Blurb
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- Second State
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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