HEARN, Lafcaido (1850-1904). Japanese Fairy Tales. Tokyo: Hasegawa, [1898-1903].Crepe paper wrappers, stabbed and sewn; cloth slipcase. A very fine set of the first four volumes of this work, comprising: “The Boy Who Drew Cats” First edition, BAL 7930 (printing B [no priority]), Perkins p.34 (third state); “The Goblin Spider” Second edition, see BAL 7932, Perkins p.36; “The Old Woman Who Lost Her Dumpling”. First edition, BAL 7937 (printing B [no priority]), Perkins p.45; “Chin Chin Kobakama”. First edition, BAL 7939 (printing A [no priority]); Perkins p.47. – Stray Leaves from Strange Literature. Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1884. BAL 7912; Perkins p.5. – Some Chinese Ghosts. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1887. BAL 7916; Perkins p.12. – Chita: A Memory of Last Island. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1889. Provenance: Pauline (gift inscription dated 1889). BAL 7918; Perkins p.15. – Youma. The Story of a West-Indian Slave. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1890. BAL 7921 (binding Ab); Perkins p.20. – Out of the East. Reveries and Studies in New Japan. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1895. BAL 7927 (printing 1 on thick paper); Perkins p.27. – Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1904. BAL 7940 (issue C [no priority]); Perkins p.49. – Together, 7 works in 10 volumes, all first editions except where noted, 8vo, original publisher’s cloth or wrappers; most in cloth slipcases.