{"product_id":"1918-scarce-first-edition-japanese-fairy-tales-by-lafcadio-hearn","title":"1918 Scarce First Edition - Japanese Fairy Tales by Lafcadio Hearn","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA scarce early American collection of Japanese folklore, bringing together Lafcadio Hearn’s celebrated retellings with traditional tales adapted by Grace James, Basil Hall Chamberlain and others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Lafcadio Hearn and others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese Fairy Tales.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e New York: Boni and Liveright, 1918.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e First Edition in this format. The first four tales, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChin-Chin Kobakama\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Goblin-Spider\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Old Woman Who Lost Her Dumplings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Boy Who Drew Cats\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, are in versions by Lafcadio Hearn. The remaining tales are by Grace James, Professor Basil Hall Chamberlain and others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 160 pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 7.5 x 4.5 inches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBinding:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very good original publisher’s binding of blue-grey paper-covered boards with cream cloth spine. Front board attractively lettered and ruled in dark brown with decorative corner ornaments, publisher’s imprint at foot; spine lettered in dark brown. Light age toning and minor wear to the cloth spine and extremities, as shown. Hinges firm. Protected in a removable mylar cover. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContent:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very good content, bright, tight and clean throughout, with only light age toning and occasional minor signs of age. Complete.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEstimate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e USD 225–250.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A scarce and attractive \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1918 First Edition in this format\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese Fairy Tales\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, presenting twenty traditional Japanese stories drawn from several of the most important early interpreters of Japanese folklore for English-speaking readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe collection opens with four tales in Lafcadio Hearn’s distinctive versions: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChin-Chin Kobakama\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Goblin-Spider\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Old Woman Who Lost Her Dumplings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the now-classic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Boy Who Drew Cats\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. These are followed by stories from Grace James, Basil Hall Chamberlain and others, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Silly Jelly-Fish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Hare of Inaba\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShippeitaro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Matsuyama Mirror\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Tongue-Cut Sparrow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Tea-Kettle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUrashima\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreen Willow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Spring Lover and the Autumn Lover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMomotaro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe volume is particularly appealing as an early twentieth-century American presentation of Japanese folklore, published at a time when Hearn’s writings were playing an important role in introducing Japanese legends, supernatural traditions and popular culture to Western readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe author:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (1850–1904), later known in Japan as \u003c\/span\u003eKoizumi Yakumo\u003cspan\u003e, was a writer, journalist and teacher whose evocative writings on Japanese life, folklore and supernatural tradition made him one of the most influential interpreters of Japan for Western audiences. After settling permanently in Japan in 1890, he immersed himself in the country’s language, customs and oral traditions. His best-known works include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGlimpses of Unfamiliar Japan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and numerous retellings of Japanese legends and folk tales.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67437921042681,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20261020japanese_01.jpg?v=1792505138","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1918-scarce-first-edition-japanese-fairy-tales-by-lafcadio-hearn","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}