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Title: Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 11: The Hare of Inaba (Inaba No Shiro Usagi 因幡の白-)
Description: Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 11: The Hare of Inaba (Inaba no Shiro Usagi 因幡の白-). Mrs. T. H. James, translator. Hasegawa Takejirō 長谷川武次郎, publisher for Kobunsha. Tokyo. Meiji 19 (1886). 18.2x12.3cm small book, bound Japanese style, fukuro-toji opens Western style. [7] cho with decorated wrappers. Illustrated with original woodblock prints, including lovely single and double page woodcuts, and told in English text. Inaba no Shiro Usagi 因幡の白- is the tale of a clever rabbit who tries to outwit crocodiles in the sea but is too proud for his own good and ends up in great pain, losing his fur. A lowly young prince comes to his aid and is duly rewarded. Wear to wrapper and initial pages and woodcuts. Spots of toning on some early pages and a corner of rear wrapper is missing. Handwritten name in pencil in top margin of first page of text. Otherwise strong colors and printing. The colophon lists the Hiyoshicho address, indicating a date between late 1890 and 1901. .
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Title: Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 11: The Hare of Inaba (Inaba No Shiro Usagi 因幡の白-)
Description: Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 11: The Hare of Inaba (Inaba no Shiro Usagi 因幡の白-). Mrs. T. H. James, translator. Hasegawa Takejirō 長谷川武次郎, publisher for Kobunsha. Tokyo. Meiji 19 (1886). 18.2x12.3cm small book, bound Japanese style, fukuro-toji opens Western style. [7] cho with decorated wrappers. Illustrated with original woodblock prints, including lovely single and double page woodcuts, and told in English text. Inaba no Shiro Usagi 因幡の白- is the tale of a clever rabbit who tries to outwit crocodiles in the sea but is too proud for his own good and ends up in great pain, losing his fur. A lowly young prince comes to his aid and is duly rewarded. Wear to wrapper and initial pages and woodcuts. Spots of toning on some early pages and a corner of rear wrapper is missing. Handwritten name in pencil in top margin of first page of text. Otherwise strong colors and printing. The colophon lists the Hiyoshicho address, indicating a date between late 1890 and 1901. .
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Price: US$ 240.00 Seller: Boston Book Company
- Book number: 90877
- Book number: 90877
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