Dressing Up: Transvestism and Drag: The History of an Obsession by Ackroyd, Peter

Brand: Simon n Schuster, 1979-10-03. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

Simon & Schuster, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Remainder mark. Near fine jacket. Name inked out..

Thames and Hudson, 1979. Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-) very tidy -ex-library; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

Brand: Simon n Schuster, 1979-10-03. First Edition. hardcover. Used:Good.

Simon & Schuster, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. First edition. With photographs and illustrations. Very mild shelf wear around edges of jacket with small stain to top right corner of front cover. Boards are straight and clean though slightly bumped and worn at edges and corners. Binding is tight and spine is square. All pages clean and unmarked save for some uneven tanning to endpapers. Jacket is protected in archival sleeve.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine with a remainder mark on the bottom edge, in a near fine, lightly soiled, dustwrapper.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979. 146 illustrations. 160 pp. White endpapers. Green cloth with gilt titles. One corner lightly bumped. Beige DJ with red and black titles and colour illustration. Very light wear along the edges. VG+/VG+. First Edition.

London: Thames & Hudson, 1979. Hard back edition, This is from the dustwrapper: "Transvestism, a subject abounding in its own myths and folklore, is as old as sexual differentiation itself: the history of men dressing as women, and vice versa, may surprise many in revealing that transvestism is a universal con­dition, a phenomenon which can be traced in many cultures from the most 'primitive' to the most 'sophisticated', an occurrence whose significance has varied sharply and paradoxically in social history, as anthropological studies have revealed. Yet, despite its universality, this is the first serious general study of the subject. Peter Ackroyd, a critic, poet and Features Editor of The Spectator, has traced this history in his refreshingly objective account of transvestism in life - among American Indians, in African societies and religions, in ancient Greece and Rome, and up to the present - as well as in the theatre, the cinema and in literature. The numerous,… Read More

Simon & Schuster, 1979-10-03. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!