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Japanese Fairy Tales

Macrae Smith Company

Circa

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Description

A finely bound collection of Japanese fairy tales.

  • Sold as a set of 5 volumes.
  • Translated by Lafcadio Hearn.
  • Philadelphia: Macrae Smith Company, circa 1915.
  • Included are the following titles (all large paper copies): "The Boy Who Drew Cats"; "The Goblin Spider"; "The Old Woman Who Lost Her Dumpling"; "The Fountain of Youth"; and "Chin-Chin Kobakama."
  • Illustrated in color throughout.
  • Bound in the original pictorial crepe paper wrappers with silk ties bound fukuro-toji style, housed in publisher's folding cloth case with pictorial lining and original clasps.

Condition Report

Revive
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Like New

Spine of slipcase faded.

The two joints on either side of the backstrip neatly reinforced.

Books with some light waves to text blocks.

Minor signs of age and wear.

Dimensions

Height: 7.75 inches / 19.68 cm
Width: 5.5 inches / 13.97 cm

Subject

Asia, Illustrated, Childrens

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