Memoirs of a Geisha

The first edition of this modern classic Arthur Golden book was published by Alfred A Knopf in 1997. It was 434 pages long, and the original retail price was $25 . The first edition can be identified by the following points: First Edition is stated on the copyright page. Ann Beattie blurb on top back of dust jacket follwed by blurbs from Pico Iyer, Julia Blackburn, Geraldine Brooks, and Elinor Lipman.

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Picture of the 1997 first edition dust jacket for Memoirs of a Geisha.

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