JAPANESE FAIRY TALES. Five volume set. The Boy Who Drew Cats. The Goblin Spider. The Old Woman Who Lost Her Dumpling. Chin Chin Kobakama. The Fountain of Youth.
Tokyo, Japan: T. Hasegawa, 1930. Early printing. Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Very good+ condition. Item #020609
Five volume set. Includes a very worn original slipcase with bone clasps, which is sun-faded, worn, and with one panel separated. Each volume printed in color by hand from Japanese wood blocks. Each is printed on crepe paper, and bound with white silk ties. CATS: 24 pages including covers. SPIDER: 18 pages. DUMPLING: 22 pages. KOBAKAMA: 24 pages. YOUTH: 18 pages. The first three publications list "17 Kami Negishi" as the publisher's address, and the other two do not list an address. The chitsu (slipcase) is stamped "Made in Japan" twice. Four of the five publications remain wrapped in the original tissue paper. Height = 190mm (7.5"). Minimal shelfwear including tiny creases to a few corners. No publication date stated: circa 1930.
Price: $1,250.00