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GREEN WILLOW AND OTHER JAPANESE FAIRY TALES

by Grace James

Illustrated by Warwick Goble

Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st. 1910

Very good condition. 40 exquisite tissue-guarded colour plates, mounted on brown card. 38 tales and legends collected from many sources. Navy blue cloth, gilt titles and vignette to front cover. 281 pages, all edges blue.

Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. A few light marks to covers, light stain to edge of front cover. Inscription in ink to front pastedown, name plate to front endpaper. Endpapers are browned and there is a vertical crease to centre of rear free-endpaper. Frontis has a small, light crease to lower corner but all other plates are present and in fine condition. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

Stock no. 1314404

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Contents

  • Green Willow
  • The Flute
  • The Tea-Kettle
  • The Peony Lantern
  • The Sea King and the Magic Jewels
  • The Good Thunder
  • The Black Bowl
  • The Star Lovers
  • Horaizan
  • Reflections
  • The Story of Susa, the Impectuous
  • The Wind in the Pine Tree
  • Flower of the Peony
  • The Mallet
  • The Bell of Dojoji
  • The Maiden of Unai
  • The Rose of Feathers
  • The Singing Bird of Heaven
  • The Cold Lady
  • The Fire Quest
  • A Legend of Kwannon
  • The Espousal of the Rat's Daughter
  • The Land of Yomi
  • The Spring Lover and the Autumn Lover
  • The Strange Story of the Golden Comb
  • The Jelly-Fish Takes a Journey
  • Urashima
  • Tammo, the Fox Maiden
  • Momotaro
  • The Matsuyama Mirror
  • Broken Images
  • The Tongue-cut Sparrow
  • The Nurse
  • The Beautiful Dancer of Yedo
  • Hana-Saka-Jiji
  • The Moon Maiden
  • Karma
  • The Sad Story of the Yaoya's Daughter

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