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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Boni & Liveright, 1922. First Edition . Cloth. Good+/Fair. From the author of "Sayonara", an early novel of a "mixed" marriage. Slight bumps and fading to spine, it appears that the half title page has been removed, some foxing to page edges.Jacket features wonderful art of three Japanese ladies in flowing robes. Some soiling, wear to edges, base of spine has 3" closed tears and a chip. Jacket shows the publisher as Macaulay Co. "The novel about Japanese women which the Japanese government does not want it's women to read".
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- Bookseller
- Trench Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000637
- Title
- Kimono
- Author
- John Paris
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Boni & Liveright
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1922
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Trench Books
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Hudson, Maine
About Trench Books
General stock, but specializing in fiction titles through 1970 and early children's series books. Large inventory, being listed as time permits. All listed titles are subject to prior sale.
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- Bumps
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- Jacket
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- Half Title
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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- Title Page
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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