The Women of Suye Mura

xxxvii + (xv photos) + 293 pp. Index. Bibliography. Well illustrated with maps and photos. Surprisingly hard to find hard cover copy of this important study of women in the village of Suye Mura on the island of Kyushu in Japan during the pre-WWII period, by a Western woman who spoke Japanese. Scholarly and fascinating. Medium brown cloth with gilt is clean, has old library spine label remnants. Interior has library withdrawn stamps and remains of pocket, otherwise clean and sturdy.; Ex-Library; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall