Place/Date Honolulu, 1993
Publisher University of Hawai‘i Press (Honolulu)
Printer Printed in the United States of America
Language English
ISBN 0-8248-1488-6 (alk. paper)

Title-page:  {fleuron} | — | YOSHIWARA | — | The Glittering World of the | Japanese Courtesan | Cecilia Segawa Seigle | {publisher’s device} | University of Hawaii Press | Honolulu ||

Description: Hardcover, 235 × 156 mm. Blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering to spine. Text printed in black on cream, acid-free paper. Pagination: [i–iv] v–xiv, [2] 1–310 [2], plus 8 leaves of plates, unpaginated, bound between pp. 128/9; 172 leaves total. Includes bibliographical references, glossary, chronology, and index.

Edition: First printing, 1993.

Imprint: © 1993 University of Hawai‘i Press. All rights reserved. Number line: 93 94 95 96 97 98 / 5 4 3 2 1. Printed in the United States of America. Publication supported in part by the 1992 Hiromi Arisawa Memorial Award (Books on Japan Fund).

Additional Information

Collection Japan: art, history, literature , Library
Type / Purpose Book
Period 20 AD , Late 20th century
Country USA
Language English
Subject 18th century , 19th century , Courtesans , Edo period , Geishas , History , Japan , Japanese history , Prostitution , Sex work , Social conditions , Social life and customs , Tokyo , Yoshiwara
Creation / Publishing year 1993
Edition 1st edition, 1st issue
Binding Cloth , Hardcover
Location Bookshelf 5.5.
Acquisition year 2025

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