Anonymous — Geisha Secrets: A Pillow Book for Lovers

New York, Carroll & Graf, 2000. . Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A rather unusual binding, being a tri-panel foldover book, black cloth over boards, gilt-stamped title, quite deep and sharp, clasped with a faux ivory tooth, illustrated at front over with half a face of a prototypical Japanese geisha. Interior is a short octavor softcover accordion-style introduction to the facts of formal tradition and ritual in the "Floating World" of Japanese culture and erotica. Something of a how-to manual for would-be geisha, describing training and demeanor, dress and makeup, and with plentiful erotica illustrations to boot.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine