Dressing Up Transvestism and Drag : Peter Ackroyd 1979
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Photographic Exploration of Drag, Cross Dressing, and Gender Through Time, Dressing Up by Peter Ackroyd
Ackroyd, Peter. Dressing Up Transvestism and Drag: The History of An Obsession with 146 Illustrations. Simon and Schuster. New York. 1979. First Edition.
An early book from author, critic, and novelist Peter Ackroyd Dressing Up offers a sociological and historical view on drag , travestism, androgyny, and genderbending around the world, including descriptions of practices seen in ancient Greece, Japanese Noh theatre, and 19th century Paris and New York up through the present day. Among many interesting inclusions is a long section on the life of the Chevalier d’Eon, who lived as a man and served in the French army prior to legally transitioning to life as a woman after age 49, as well as theories on the origin and meaning of modern drag performance.
160pp. Green cloth boards with title, author, and publisher gilt to spine. Pages toned but clean. Original nonclipped dustjacket with minor wear to top edge with crease to top front fore corners. Near fine in very good.
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