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The Haunted flute and Other Japanese Stories
New York, Derrydale Books. 1995, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Warwick Goble. Publishers original pictorial boards. Grey endpapers, no inscriptions. 104pp. profusely illustrated in colour with magnificent illustrations by Warwick Goble, some full page. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. Back in old Japan, the fairies were not as shy as they are today. There was a time when animals could talk to people, when spells and enchantments and maic were always in the air, when there was lot of hidden treasure, and adventure for the asking. In this collection of traditional folk tales that are most loved by Japanese boys and girls, you will find adventures and enchantments aplenty. Contents include: The Haunted Flute; The Jellyfish Takes a Journey; Son of the Thunder God; Reflections; The Magic Teakettle; Hana-Saka-Jiji; The Cold Lady; Who Shall Marry the Rat's Daughter?; Urashima; The Girl With the Black Bowl; The Sword of Ide; The Tongue-Cut Sparrow; Momotaro, Son of the Peach; The Matsuyama Mirror; The Fairies' Mallet; The Fire Quest. Very Good/Fine/No Jacket.
Offered for AUD 20.00 = appr. US$ 15.94 by: Eccleston Books & Curios - Book number: 002418
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