Japanese Fairy Tales by Lafcadio Hearn

Published in Tokyo: T. Hasegawa, c.1905-1925, 5 volumes, printed in color by hand in Japanese wood blocks, pictorial crepe-paper wrappers bound with string, original tissue sleeves; blue cloth chemise with paper label on front, bone clasps, fairy tales include: The Boy who Drew Cats, The Old Woman who Lost her Dumpling, Chin Chin Kobakama, The Goblin Spider, & The Fountain of Youth.

7.5 x 5.5 in.

The Estate of Ms. Frances Jefferson Bowman, Wytheville, VA

Wear and fading to the blue cloth book cover, especially to the spine exposed to light.