Kimono: Fashioning Culture by Liza Crihfield Dalby - 1993-10

UsedGood. Cover/Case has some rubbing and edgewear. Access codes, CD's, slipcovers and other accessories may not be included.

Yale University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

New Haven & London: Yale University Press. Fine/Near Fine Dust Jacket. 1993. First Edition. Large Hard Cover. 0300056397 A Fine, like new large hardcover (approx. 8.5" x 8.5"), bright, clean and solid; in a near fine dust jacket, which has one small tear at bottom edge. 384 pages, with index and glossary, bibliography, and extensive source notes. Illustrated throughout with drawings and photographs. 18168 .

First printing. Oblong volume, measuring approximately 9" x 8.75", is bound in dark green cloth, with stamped gilt lettering to spine. Book is in fine condition, with solid binding, clean and bright interior. Profusely illustrated. Dust jacket shows light shelfwear, with small abrasion to spine panel. Jacket is preserved in mylar cover. xi/384 pages."The colorful and stylized kimono - the national garment of Japan - expresses not only Japanese esthetic sensibilities but the soul of Japan as well. Largely discarded by men a century ago in the name of modernity and efficiency, kimono is still worn by many women on formal occasions and by some women, such as geisha, in their daily work. Elegantly anachronistic, kimono still retains a powerful hold on the Japanese heart and mind.In this beautifully written and lavishly illustrated book, Liza Dalby, author of the highly acclaimed Geisha, traces the history of kimono - its uses, aesthetics, and social meanings - to explore Japanese culture. Drawing on a… Read More

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New Haven, Connecticut: Yale Univeristy Press, 1993. First Edition, First Printing; dj in mylar; 384 clean, unmarked pages. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Color & b&w. small 4vo.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.: Yale Univ Pr, 1993 hardback book and dust jacket in near fine condition,name on first blank page. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Yale Univ Pr, 1993-09-30. Hardcover. New. 9x6x1. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages.

New Haven: Yale University Press [0-300-05639-7] 1993, 1st printing. (Square 4to) 384pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, glossary, index. (Costume, Costume, Kimono).