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Title: The Fool and the Phoenix a Tale of Old Japan
Description: HarperCollins, 1997. First Edition. First Printing; Hardcover. ISBN: 0060262095. Hardcover is glazed, illustrated boards. Colorfully illustrated end papers. Pages are clean and tight; appears as if unused. NOT A FORMER LIBRARY BOOK. Pages not numbered. Every page has glorious, brilliantly colored drawings that really bring the tale to life. "Long long ago in old Japan, a poor mute birdcatcher name Hideo is banished from his village, accused of being the evil bandit who steals from the richest shogun and the poorest villager alike....In the folds of his net he finds a beautiful, mysterious creature of gold and feathers: a phoenix maiden few humans have ever seen...the two find a bond that keeps them safe from the sorrows of the outside world...news of hardship and starvation reaches Hideo's ears. He knows he must return to his village and, with the maiden's help, put a stop to the real bandit's reign of terror". Utterly charming, and gorgeous juvenile tale. ; Color Illustrations; 8 1/4 x 10 1/4; Unpaginated pages; Cover has slight rubbing, shelf wear. DJ has minor rubbing, shelf wear; in a mylar cover.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

Keywords: 0060262095 Japan; Cultural Anthropology; Cultural History; Social History; Fairy Tales; Folk Lore; Asian History; Cultural History; Social History; Juvenile Women/Womens' History Fiction Cultural History Education Art Orient/Asia Geography Japan Fairy Tal

Price: US$ 12.75 Seller: Pegasus Books
- Book number: 5426