Budding Tree by Kitahara Aiko (20 results)

Condition: As New. Like New condition. Like New dust jacket. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.

Condition: Very Good. First English Translation. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. First English Translation. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Condition: Very Good. First English Translation. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Minimal shelf wear, clean internals. May have remainder mark.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Clean copy. May have remainder mark.

Hardcover. Condition: Used-Very Good. dj. y First English language edition. Cloth, dj. Minor shelf-wear.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First THUS. Dalkey Archive Press, 2008; stated First English Translation, no additional printings indicated. VG+ hardcover in VG+ dust jacket. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards and text also very good. Unclipped ($21.95) dust jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. From a private collection (NOT ex-library). Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. …

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. This Naoki Prize-winning work is a personal yet precise account of the lives of working women in the Edo period (1600-1868). In the latter half of the Edo period, the warrior caste was finding itself pushed out of the top echelons of society by the rising merchant class, and repeated famines swept the countryside. Against this backdrop, a small number of women vigorously built themselves independent lives with unusual careers--working as designers of ornamental hairpins, or even scribes--in the male-dominated society of the day. The stories in The Budding Tree recount the conditions in which these women lived. In the latter half of the Edo period, the warrior caste was finding itself pushed out of the top echelons of Japanese society & repeated famines swept the countryside. Against this backdrop, a small number of women built themselves independent lives. The stories in this book recount the conditions in which these women lived. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First English translation. Originally published in 2003.ng Gray cloth, octavo. 170 pages. "Stories of working women in the Edo Period, 1600-1868" Fine copy in a fine dust jacket in a mylar protector.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Translated from the Japanese by Ian MacDonald. First edition thus. Small spot of abrasion on front free endpaper, else near fine in a fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. No damage or markings to dust jacket, no markings inside. Clean 1st edition copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 170 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Cloth, with dust jacket. 170 pages. Text in English. As new. This Naoki Prize-winning work is a personal yet precise account of the lives of working women in the Edo period (1600-1868). In the latter half of the Edo period, the warrior caste was finding itself pushed out of the top echelons of society by the rising merchant class, and repeated famines swept the countryside. Against this backdrop, a small number of women vigorously built themselves independent lives with unusual careers--working as designers of ornamental hairpins, or even scribes--in the male-dominated society of the day. The stories in The Budding Tree recount the conditions in which these women lived. 777g.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This Naoki Prize-winning work is a personal yet precise account of the lives of working women in the Edo period (1600-1868). In the latter half of the Edo period, the warrior caste was finding itself pushed out of the top echelons of society by the rising merchant class, and repeated famines swept the countryside. Against this backdrop, a small number of women vigorously built themselves independent lives with unusual careers--working as designers of ornamental hairpins, or even scribes--in the male-dominated society of the day. The stories in The Budding Tree recount the conditions in which these women lived.…

Gebunden. Condition: New. &Uumlber den AutorAiko Kitahara (1938-) began to write fiction while working as a copywriter. She emerged on the literary scene in 1969 when her novella Kona yuki mau (Powder Snow Flies) was runner-up for the Shosetsu Gendai Prize fo.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.