GEISHA by Gallagher, John

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Pavilion Books. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

London: Collins & Brown,. Very Good/Very Good. 2004. First Edition. Hard Cover. 4to 1843401606 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Colour laminated boards. No ownership marks. 256pp, numerous colour & b/w illustrations. 256 pages clean and tight. Exotic, mysterious, elusive, Japan's geisha have fascinated and allured westerners from Puccini to Madonna, from Picasso to Arthur Golden. But just who are the geisha? This work delves into their lives and history, with detailed coverage of their rigorous training, their sumptuous costumes and the fantastically intricate world of tradition in which the geisha live and work. Geisha bureaucrats and ribald male geisha are just some of the unexpected denizens of this often misunderstood world in which nothing (including the vexed question of prostitution) is quite what it seems. The book details the minute gradations of geisha rank, clothing and makeup, and the subtle changes of geisha appearance through the round of seasonal events.… Read More