Kissing the Mask: Beauty, Understatement and Femininity in Japanese Noh Theater, with Some Thoughts on Muses (Especially Helga Testorf), Transgender Women, Kabuki Goddesses, Porn Queens, Poets, Housewives, Makeup Artists, Geishas, Valkyries and Venus...
Writing with the extraordinary awareness and endless curiosity that has defined his oeuvre, Vollmann takes an in-depth look into the unusual Japanese craft of Noh theater, using the medium as a prism to reveal humanity's conception of beauty itself. b&w photos.
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Writing with the extraordinary awareness and endless curiosity that has defined his oeuvre, Vollmann takes an in-depth look into the unusual Japanese craft of Noh theater, using the medium as a prism to reveal humanity's conception of beauty itself. b&w photos.
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Very Good-in Very Good dust jacket. 6.5 X 1.25 X 9.75 inches; 528 pages; Yellowing to pages. Name written on first blank page. Great overall condition. Minor cosmetic wear. No noteworthy blemishes. No writing.; -We offer free returns for any reason and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your order will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.
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Very Good. No Jacket. 0Covers have some foxing, but interior in great shape. Name written on front endpaper. Hundreds of photos of specific bird's eggs.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed & Dated by Author First edition, first prnt. Signed and dated "24 Oct 2013 NYC" by Vollmann on the title page. Black and white illustrations. Glossary. Chrionology. Notes. Bibliography. Booksigning event flyer laid-in. Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover.
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