Item #22683 Momotaro Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 1. anon.
Momotaro Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 1.
Momotaro Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 1.
Momotaro Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 1.

Momotaro Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 1.

Tokyo: "Y. Nishinomiya (late T. Hasegawa)"; probably 1937 or 38, crepe paper book with red silk ties ,double stab silk binding and grey silk spine backing, on bottom cover a flock of little paper birds surrounding a larger paper bird, nine interior folded leaves, making 18 pp of story, most with coloured illustrations, on the last page, a list of series titles "on application to T. Hasegawa." Toploader small.

A reprint of the first story in the Japanese Fairy Tale Series, The Story of Little Peachling, the little boy born to an old man and woman from a peach stone, who conquered the island devils, and with his dog and monkey companions, to whom he attributed all his success, returned home to honor and riches.

CONDITION: Very Good Plus, as new, no names, very bright and clean, bottom cover and last page have vertical crease. Item #22683

Price: $310.00

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