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F. Hadland Davis - Myths & Legends of Japan

Title: Myths & Legends of Japan
Description: London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1913. Cloth. A second edition of this collection of Japanese myths and legends, with colour illustrations throughout. Second edition. Illustrated with coloured frontispiece and thirty-one coloured plates. Collated complete. A exploration of myths and legends from Japanese history, with chapters including: Buddha Legends, Fox Legends, Legend in Japanese Art, Flowers and Gardens, Mirrors, Festivals, and much more. Written by Frederick Hadland Davies, a British author and historian. Illustrated by Evelyn Paul, a British artist best known for her book illustration and replications of medieval works. In the original pictorial blue cloth binding with gilt. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Light spotting to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: Evelyn Paul. Very Good .

Keywords: Myths Legends Japan Davis Legends Evelyn Paul

Price: GBP 375.00 = appr. US$ 535.49 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 880T51

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