Geisha, Signed (61 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 2005 hardcover stated 1st edition 1st printing with full number line inscribed (which always means to a particular person) by the author on the half title page. Edgewear (some tears closed) on dj, white paint stains on cover, corners bumped and frayed, big corner folds on bottom fore-edge of last 40 pages, soil/foxing on edge, for all that, text clean, binding tight. Inscribed by Author(s).

Condition: Fair. Signed Copy . Signed by author on laid-in letter. Order form at rear cut out.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Paperback Edition. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the half-title page. 378 page novel set in late 19th century Japan in a geisha house. Minor edge wear. INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. xvii, 437 pages, illustrations, map; 24 cm. PRESENTATION COPY. Signed by the author, with a personalized inscription. A near-fine copy of the first printing, age toning. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. *** "Few Westerners escape the images, expectations and misperceptions that lead us to see Asia as exotic, sensual, decadent, dangerous, and mysterious. Despite--and because of--centuries of East-West interaction, the stereotypes of Western literature, stage, and screen remain pervasive icons: the tea-pouring, submissive, sexually available geisha girl; the steely cold dragon lady dominatrix; as well as the portrayal of the Asian male as effeminate and asexual. These 'Oriental' illusions color our relations and relationships in ways even well-respected professional 'Asia hands' and scholars don't necessarily see. The Asian Mystique lays out a provocative challenge to see Asia and Asians as they really are, with unclouded, deeroticized eyes. It traces the origins of Western stereotypes in history and in Hollywood, examines the phenomenon of 'yellow fever,' then goes on a reality tour of Asia's go-go bars, middle-class homes, college campuses, business districts, and corridors of power, providing intimate profiles of women's lives and vivid portraits of the human side of an Asia we usually mythologize too well to really understand. It strips away our misconceptions and stereotypes, revealing instead the fully dimensional human beings beyond our usual perceptions. The Asian Mystique is required reading for anyone with interest in or interaction with Asia or Asian-origin people, as well as any serious student or practicioner of East-West relations. Sheridan Prasso has been writing about Asia for more than fifteen years, most recently as Asia Editor and a Senior News Editor for BusinessWeek. Her articles have appeared in Time, The New Yorker, The New Republic, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and other publications. An advisor to the Asia Society's Social Issues Programs and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, Prasso currently lives in New York City." - Publisher. Size: 8vo. SIGNED. Collectible.

Hard Cover. First Edition, First printing. Stated First Edition. Inscribed by author on half-title in 1992. AS NEW IN DUST JACKET. Uncommon signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Fine in good dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page (signature only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Dust jacket has edgewear, a scrape and a closed tear on the front panel, and heavy wear to the cap and the base of the spine. Book is fine. By the Danahy Fiction Prize- and Pushcart Prize-winning author of "The Moon Stops Here". Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s).

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used - Very Good. No Jacket. Two Dollar Radio, OH, 2012. Fine/No Jacket. Paperback with decorated covers. Signed and inscribed by author on title page at a signing. 7.5x5.5 with 144 pp. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Author has dedicated the book: To Marcia, Happy Collecting! Elyce Litts 10-87. Near fine 1st edition glossy hardcover with light surface wear from storage, bit of color loss at bumped spine ends, tips still sharp but also lightly brushed. 175 pp text crisp and unmarked. Laid in are two issues of the Geisha Girl Porcelain newsletter. These are 8 pp typed stapled pages illust with b/w photos. Included are the March-April 1987 & the Sept-Oct 1987 newsletters. Gift quality collectible book, so special with author signed dedication and extra materials laid in. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 357 pages; pictorial soft cover with full color photograph of geisha on front cover; signed by author on front free endpaper in English and in Japanese (transliterated "Ichigiku" -- her geisha name); black & white photographs and line drawings throughout; ever so slight shelf wear; minor spine creasing due to a single reading; some age toning to pages; a near fine copy; a sound, tight example of this classic work by the American woman who broke into the closed world of the okiya, enhanced by her Japanese and English signatures. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Very Good. Signed Copy First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. Inscribed by author on first blank. In protective mylar cover. (literature, japan, fiction).

Hardback. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. First American Edition, First Printing. VG+/VG+. First American Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, SHERIDAN PRASSO, on half-title page. Inscription reads, 'To -------/A fellow China/hand/Sheri'. Illustrated with photographs, line-drawings and a map. In Western fantasies, the Orient is the exotic, sensual, dangerous, decadent land of dreams - where submissive women cater to every desire, where compliant nations fall into line under Western dominance. The resulting misperceptions affect both Asians and Westerners today: in cross-cultural relationships, business negotiations, social transactions, and state-to-state relations. With Bibliography and Index. Bruising to head and tail of spine, and top corner of rear cover; else a very good plus copy, in a very good plus d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed.

Gotham Books, New York, 2003. Hardcover, 321 pp. 1st edition, 1st printing (full number line). With black & white photo illustrations. Biography of the woman who became the most celebrated geisha in Japan and the first to tour the United States and Europe. Fine condition in a near fine dust jacket. This copy is signed by the author. See photos.

Soft cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Flawless brand new paperback original *SIGNED* by the author without inscription. "Seductive and exciting, the stories told by voices that might be talking inside your head, except their language is entirely unexpected and dazzling. Every sentence winds up in an unexpected place, peopled by 'space virgins.on orgiastic planets' and 'cousins smelling like salami.' Both fantasic and very real, Dalton's stories are surprising universes, ringing evidence of her terrific talent." -- Lynne Tillman. Will be bubble-wrapped to protect the corners and shipped in a sturdy box to ensure safe delivery. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Inscribed & signed by author on title page. Limited to 500 copies. Small square octavo in paper wraps, stapled. Also includes, loosely laid in, a letter in an unknown hand, which contains the address and phone number of the author. Fine condition. 20 pages. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Signed and inscribed by the author. COLLECT SIGNED BOOKS. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. pp: 379. The first edition inscribed and signed by the author on the dedication page. A genuine history of the Geisha in Japan that rejects the Western views of the art found in musicals and fiction. A fine copy in dust jacket. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition: the printing numerals are a full line beginning with 1. Inscribed presentation by the author on the front flyleaf. Fine condition. No wear to the binding. No slope, no twist from reading or improper shelving. No bumped corners. No broken hinges. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. Other than the presentation, no name of previous owner. No musty odor. No tobacco odor. No water stains. No soiling. The dust jacket priced at $25.00 (not clipped) shows no edge wear, a couple of edge micro tears, no sun fading. DJ in an archival protector. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine, unread copy, signed ( twice ) bu Judith Patt. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Lynn, Broom (illustrator). 1st Edition. Signed and inscribed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover, dust jacket, 232 pp., b&w illustrations, light edgewear to jacket with very small chip to ends of spine, back of DJ has several light soil spots and endpapers are lightly age toned, else a clean and very good copy. Protected in a Brodart cover. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Broadway Books, New York, 2001. First edition. First printing, with full number line to 1. A fine copy in a fine jacket. A clean copy with price ($26.00) intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Note: Light fading to jacket spine (as pictured). This copy has been SIGNED by Downer on the title page (as pictured). F1700A. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1956, Geoffrey Bles. First Edition, signed. No jacket. Very Good Condition Book.

Original-Pappband. Condition: Gut. Dust Jacket Condition: Gut. auf Titel mit Widmung, Ort und Datum signiert von der deutschen Soziologin und Autorin Ursula Richter (*1942), " Für Ingrid und Wolfgang habt Dank für Eure Freundschaft ! Wie immer, Eure Ursula Lohhof, 27. Sept. 2006" , leichte Gebrauchsspuren. signed by author Size: 8°. Vom Autor signiert. Buch.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. About the book: Hardcover with jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Inscribed by author on acknowledgement page. Both book and jacket are in near fine condition. Additional photos available upon request. We're not satisfied unless you are. Inscribed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine softcover, SIGNED by Dalby on the half-title page. No writing, no bends. Liza Dalby, fully trained in the arts of the geisha and fluent in Japanese, is a magnificent guide who brings alive the spirit of the Ko-Uta, little songs of the geisha. 100 pages. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed. SIGNED by the author. Personalized on the half title pages and a flat sginature on the title page.

Paperback. First edition. Signed by author. In very good condition. Some yellowing paper. No notes/underlining. 321 pp.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; Title page signed by Lesley Downer. ; 304 pages; Signed by Author. Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Signed by author First California Paperback edition. 347 pages. Includes Notes. Glossary, Bibliography and Index. The preface addresses Geisha and Anthropolgy. Illustrations and photographs. The author actively worked on the geisha. It is filled with facts and history, shot through with insights and understanding. Her working as a geisha, her experiencing their world is responsible for the breadth of her understanding. Donald Richie NYT. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. AUTOGRAPHED Unread Softcover, as originally issued, IN AS NEW WRAPPERS. Signed by the author on the bound-in full title page. Signature also accompanied by the author's geisha name, Ichigiku, written in Japanese Kanji. In this classic best-seller, author Liza Dalby, the only non-Japanese ever to have trained as a geisha, offers an insider's look at the exclusive world of female companions to the Japanese male elite.1st Edition/3rd Printing. Softcover with no DJ but protected in wraps since purchase. Seller is the original and only owner of this book. Not a remainder or EX-LIB. A GIFT QUALITY COPY. You'll not likely find a finer copy! Delivered to you in a box, never in an envelope. In fact, the buyer will receive a photocopy of the box front in which the author sent this autographed book to the seller. Signed by Author(s).

Brossura. Condition: buono. prima edizione. Signed by the author on the bound-in full title page. Signature also accompanied by the author's geisha name, Ichigiku, written in Japanese Kanji. (Asian studies - Gender studies - Anthropology). With a new preface Geisha: the mystique never dies. Available again, this classic best-seller 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. "The authoritative work on the geisha. It is filled with facts and history, shot through with insights and understanding. Her working as a geisha, her experiencing their world, is responsible for the breadth of her understanding. Her subtle common-sense, her ability to perfectly assessthese are qualities of her own." Note alle condizioni del volume Usato ottime condizioni, segni di uso e del tempo, sgualciture agli angoli della copertina e delle pagine. Autore/i Liza Crihfield Dalby Editore University of California Press Luogo Berkeley and Los Angeles Anno 1998 Pagine XIX-350 Dimensioni 21x21 (cm) Illustrazioni ill. b/n n.t. - b/w ills. Legatura bross. ill. a colori - paperback Conservazione Usato buone condizioni - used good Lingua Inglese - English text Peso 1800 (gr) ISBN 0520204956 EAN-13 9780520204959. Autografato dall'autore.