Publisher's black buckram with gilt illustration and title, beveled edges. Top edge gilt
1925 · London
by Kincaid, Zoe
London: Macmillan Company, 1925. First edition. Publisher's black buckram with gilt illustration and title, beveled edges. Top edge gilt. A very good copy, small Japanese bookseller's label and date on front pastedown, plates sharp.. xvi, 385 pp. Illus. 1 color and 50 b/w plates plus in-text drawings. Sm. 4to. A detailed and thorough early study of the Kabuki covering: audiences, conventions, craftsmanship, school of acting, ceremonials, origins of Kabuki, Yakusha, Shibai,, Sakusha, Meiji Kabuki, and current Kabuki. (Inventory #: 19503)