- Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 9: The Serpent with Eight Heads (Yamata No Orochi å-«é ­ãƒŽå¤§è›‡)

Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 9: The Serpent with Eight Heads (Yamata No Orochi å-«é ­ãƒŽå¤§è›‡) . B. H. Chamberlain, translator. Kobunsha, publisher (Hasegawa TakejirÅ� é•·è°·å·�武次郎, publisher) . Tokyo. Meiji 19 [1886]. 15 x 10cm small, crepe paper book opens Western style and has decorated wrappers. Perfect-bound with holes for sewing. [12] cho. Front cover illustration of "The Serpent With Eight Heads" of the title wraps around to the back cover, revealing the tail of the beast. Front inside wrapper has a colophon in Japanese. List of first 12 titles in the fairy tale series in English on the inside rear cover. This volume was published by the Hasegawa family when they were known as KÅ�bunsha, working from the address in Minami SaegichÅ� å�—ä½�柄æoe¨ç”º Tokyo, their first address. Illustrated with original woodblock prints, including intricate double page woodcuts, and told in English text. Woodcuts are black and white with touches of color. This is the story of Shuten-dÅ�ji é-’å‘‘ç«¥å­�, a folklore about a demon leader who is killed on Mt. ÅOee (ÅOeeyama 大江山) outside Kyoto, at the hand of the great warrior Minamoto RaikÅ�. Binding is separated at top in the middle of the book. Wear and chipping to the front cover with stains on front and rear. Spots of stains on the first few pages. Otherwise woodcuts are in good condition with strong printing. .

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