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CHILDREN'S BOOKS - JAPANESE FAIRY TALES - TAKEJIRO, Hasegawa. Japanese Fairy Tale Series, 19th Century. Japanese Fairy Tale Series, vol. 5, 12, 15 and 17: Kachi-Kachi Mountain; The Cub's Triumph; My Lord Bag-O'-Rice; Schippeitaro. Tokyo, Kobunsha, 1885-1888. 8vo. Original dec. stab bound wrappers, richly illustrated in colour. 4 first editions. Added: Battle of the Monkey & the Crab. London/Tokyo, Griffith, Farran & Co/Kobunsha, printed on crepe paper, front cover seriously worn. All slightly soiled/worn, cover p. vol. 5 loose. Nice collection with very particular illustrations, including a pop-up wall of a house hiding the hero of the story, a fox (vol. 12). Artist or Maker: JAPANESE FAIRY TALES - TAKEJIRO, Hasegawa. Notes: Four volumes of the Japanese Fairy Tale Series with the Kobunsha imprint, indicating they were issued before 1889.