The Serpent with Eight Heads Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 9

Chamberlain, R. H. (as told in English by)

Verlag: Kobunsha 0, Tokyo

Beschreibung

Color illustrated pamphlet measuring 5" x 7". The pages and cover are plain paper bound in traditional Japanese book binding style known as "fukuro-toji" which means "pouch binding", secured by silk string ties in "X" pattern (Yamato toji binding). Book has light edge wear and light foxing on the cover. Interior is clean, tight and unmarked. Woodblock illustrations are full page and double page with small bit of color decoration on some of the text pages. Unpaginated (12 double pages) plus covers. Text is in English. No copyright stated; the copyright page is in Japanese except for words :Copyright Reserved". Research suggests with the title on the cover written in English, this is a second edition ca1880's. (Publisher Kobunsha's address was 2 Minami Saegi-cho, Tokyo from 1885 to May 1889. Also the publisher used the name "Kobunsha" until Dcember 1890 when "Hasegawa" began to be used) Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 016771

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Serpent with Eight Heads Japanese Fairy ...

Verlag: Kobunsha 0, Tokyo

Einband: Pamphlet

Zustand: VG-

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Art des Buches: Book