The Estelle Doheny Collection from St. Mary's of the Barrens, Perryville, Missouri
HEARN, Lafcadio (1850-1904). Japanese Fairy Tales. Tokyo: Hasegawa, 1905.
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HEARN, Lafcadio (1850-1904). Japanese Fairy Tales. Tokyo: Hasegawa, 1905.
5 volumes, 8o (192 x 136 mm). Printed in color by hand from Japanese wood blocks, printed on crepe paper. Crepe paper wrappers, stabbed and sewn; quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: Frederick W. Skiff (bookplate in slipcase chemise) -- Estelle Doheny (paper bookplate in slipcase chemise).
A VERY FINE SET of this beautifully printed and produced work, first state of vol. I, second state of vol. II, fifteenth (1925) edition of vol. III. The tales include: "The Boy Who Drew Cats," "The Goblin Spider," "The Old Woman Who Lost Her Dumpling," "Chin Chin Kobakama," and "The Fountain of Youth." Perkins pp. 33, 35, 44, 47, 86. (5)
5 volumes, 8
A VERY FINE SET of this beautifully printed and produced work, first state of vol. I, second state of vol. II, fifteenth (1925) edition of vol. III. The tales include: "The Boy Who Drew Cats," "The Goblin Spider," "The Old Woman Who Lost Her Dumpling," "Chin Chin Kobakama," and "The Fountain of Youth." Perkins pp. 33, 35, 44, 47, 86. (5)