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Title: Tongue Cut Sparrow [Shitakiri Suzume [èˆOe切り雀]] - Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 2
Description: Tongue Cut Sparrow [Shitakiri Suzume [èˆOe切り雀]] - Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 2. David Thompson, translator ダビッド タムソン. KÅ�bunsha 弧文社. [Tokyo]. Meiji 19 [1886]. 15 x 10cm small, crepe paper book, opens Western style. Perfect-bound with holes for sewing. Colophon on inside front wrapper. [10] cho with a final illustration on the inside rear wrapper; the first few cho are numbered. This volume was re-published by the Hasegawa family in Meiji 19 [1886] when they were known as KÅ�bunsha, working from the address in Minami SaegichÅ� å�—ä½�柄æoe¨ç”º Tokyo, their first address. A tiny sparrow is treated cruelly by a neighbor and when the bird's owners go searching for it, their journey and the ensuing trip by the greedy neighbor, results in a tale of jealousy, kindness, greed and generosity in humans and human-like birds. Colored woodcut illustrations throughout with English text. Cover and first few cho are separated at top of binding. Some wear to wrappers. A few spots of toning to pages. Strong printing and color. .

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