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Behind the Mask: On Sexual Demons, Sacred Mothers, Transvestites, Gangsters, Drifters and Other Japanese Cultural Heroes
by Buruma, Ian
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394537750
- ISBN 13
- 9780394537757
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Pantheon Books, 1984. First Edition THUS. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in very good condition. First edition THUS. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Minor creasing to the dust jacket. Light bowing to the boards. Slightly cocked spine. Tight binding. Clean interior pages. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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- Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Behind the Mask: On Sexual Demons, Sacred Mothers, Transvestites, Gangsters, Drifters and Other Japanese Cultural Heroes
- Author
- Buruma, Ian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition THUS
- ISBN 10
- 0394537750
- ISBN 13
- 9780394537757
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
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- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- First Edition
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