Drag Diaries de Catherine Chermayeff; Jonathan David; Nan F. Richardson - 1995

Chronicle Books, 1995-08-01. Paperback. Good. Good paperback reading copy. Pages are clean with little reading wear. Cover is in good condition with some shelf wear, such as markings on outer text blocks and some rubbing. Small group of pages have fallen out of the binding. Buy with confidence...customer service is our TOP PRIORITY! Quick Shipping/ Free Delivery Confirmation!

Chronicle Books LLC, 1995. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Brand: Chronicle Books, 0000-00-00. First Edition. paperback. Used: Good.

Chronicle Books: Chronicle Books. 1995. softcover. 0811808955 . B018439; 127 pp softcover; contents & wraps as new; illustrated; glossy stock .

San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1995. First edition, first printing (full number line). Paperback. Top corners very gently rubbed, extremely faint wear to spine head, few dots to top edge, else very good+ to near fine(-).. Pink multicolored oblong quarto (black spine); 127 p, b&w illus (some color); 25 x 26 cm. Transvestism; Sexuality -- History. Drag is a term used for any clothing carrying symbolic significance but usually referring to the clothing associated with one gender role when worn by a person of another gender. The origins of the word are debated, but 'Drag' has appeared in print as early as 1870. One suggested etymological root is 19th century theatre slang, from the sensation of long skirts trailing on the floor. "Drag queen" appeared in print in 1941. The verb is to "do drag." A folk etymology whose acronym basis reveals the late 20th-century bias, would make "drag" an abbreviation of "dressed as girl" in description of male transvestism. The opposite, "drab" for "dressed as boy,"… Leer más

Paperback. Acceptable.

Chronicle Books, 1995. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Square Large Octavo.

New York and San Francisco: Umbra Editions and Chronicle Books, 1995. 127p.,10x9.5 inches, profusely illustrated with photos by Wouter Deruytter, Michael Fazakerly, Jesse Frohman and others, designed by Rich Patrick, very good first edition, trade paperback pictorial wraps.

San Francisco, CA, USA: Umbra Editions / Chronicle Books, 1995. First U.S. Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 127pp w appendices and bibliography. Colour and bw photos. Illustrated wrapper w French flaps is clean and without wear. Binding square and not creased. Near-square octavo: 24.5 x 25.5cm

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1995. Paperback. SIGNED. "An introduction to drag, drag history, drag culture, drag interviews, drag personalities, drag reading list, drag filmography, drag annual calendar, drag shopping guide." Photographs by Wouter Deruytter, Michael Fazakerly, Jesse Frohman, Lizzie Himmel, Tom Pitts, Len Prince, Albert Sanchez, and Shonna Valeska. SIGNED BY SHONNA VALESKA ("Shonna"), inscribed, and dated in the year of publication. First edition, first printing. Compiled with text by Catherine Chermayeff, Jonathan David, and Nan Richardson. 128 pages; color and b&w photos through out; 9.5 x 10 inches. Condition: Fine paperback with French flaps, price-clipped. Books ship the next business day, wrapped in padding, in a box.