New York.: Vintage Books.. Reprint.. Date: 1985.. Black and white line illustrations, monotone photographic illustrations, xix + 347pp, glossary, notes, bibliography, index, page edges starting to brown, a good paperback copy. 21 x 21 cm. "Geisha combines ethnography with a view from the inside. Dalby is a young American anthropologist fluent in Japanese. The only non-Japanese ever accepted by geisha into their special world, she became the geisha called Ichigiku during a yearlong residence in Kyoto. This account of her unique experience provides an intimate look into a feminine community that has been the subject of rumour and fantasy for centuries in the West. In explaining the beauty and the paradox of geisha today, she holds up a mirror to the complexities of Japanse culture itself. She leads the reader to a rich understanding of Japan and one of the most Japanese of all existing institutions." (Taken from blurb). . 1985. Vintage Books. ISBN 0520047427 9780520047426 [AU]

Univ of California Pr, Date: 1983-11-01. hardcover. Very Good. 8x8x1. clean well kept paperback copy, covers intact, no stains, stickers, or marks. 1983. Univ of California Pr ISBN 0520047427 9780520047426 [US]

Berkeley. 1983. University Of California Press. 1st Printing. Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket. 0520047427. 348 pages. hardcover. keywords: Japan Asia Photography Sociology. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Geisha: the mystique never dies. Available again, this classic bestseller offers an intimate glimpse into a unique female community. In her account of her experience as the Kyoto geisha Ichigiku, Liza Dalby - the only non-Japanese ever to have trained as a geisha - reveals the realities of a world that has long been the subject of rumor and fantasy, and that continues to fascinate Japanese and Westerners alike to this day. inventory #2322 ISBN: 0520047427. ISBN 0520047427 9780520047426 [US]