Author: Grace James
Title: Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy Tales
Description: London, Macmillan and Co, 1912 . Cloth. The second edition of Grace James's wonderful collection of Japanese fairy tales, beautifully illustrated with colour plates by Warwick Goble. The second edition of James's work, which was first published in 1910.Illustrated with sixteen colour plates by Warwick Goble. Collated, complete.Goble is best remembered for his illustrations of fairy tales, and for scenes depicting Japan, India, and Arabia.A wonderful selection of classic Japanese fairy tales, including 'Green Willow', 'The Peony Lantern', 'The Star Lovers', 'The Maiden of Unai', 'Urashima', and more.With a former owner's inscription to the front free endpaper, dated 1918.With an advertisement leaf to the rear.A beautiful children's work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with light rubbing to board centres. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Warwick Goble. Very Good .

Keywords: japanese fairy tales green willow japan folklore green willow Warwick Goble


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