1363 - 1737: [Japanese illustrated books]. Hasegawa, T. (ed.).

78 1550 Japanese illustrated books Hasegawa T ed

78/1550 [Japanese illustrated books]. Hasegawa, T. (ed.). Japanese Fairy Tale Series. No. 5-8 and 13-16. Tokyo, Kobunsha (Hasegawa), 1885-1887, 8 vols., English text, bound as a blockbook, (full-p.) col. woodcut ills. and orig. cordbound wr. by KOBAYASHI EITAKU (fine).

= Although the editions on crêped paper are more widely known, the plain paper editions are the first editions. 5: Kachi-Kachi Yama; 6: The Mouse's Wedding; 7: The Old Man and the Devils; 8: Urashima; 13: The Silly Jelly-Fish; 14: The Princes Fire-Flash & Fire-Fade; 15: My Lord Bag-o'-Rice and 16: The Wooden Bowl.

Idem. Aino Fairy Tales by B.H. Chamberlain. No. 1 and 2. Ibid., idem (for Ticknor & Co., Boston), 1887, 2 (of 3) vols., unif. w. the preceding (1 cord broken).

= 1: The Hunter in Fairy-Land and 2: The Birds' Party.

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