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1917 Myths and Legends of Japan
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Description
Colour Plates, Early Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding
The third edition. First published in 1912.
Bound in the publisher's original decorative cloth.
A wonderful collection of myths and legends, arranges in thirty-one chapters, and with chapters on Jizo, Yuki-Onna, thunder, legends of mount Fuji, supernatural beings, and the three maidens.
Compiled by F. Hadland Davis.
Illustrated with thirty-two colour plates by British artist Evelyn Paul, best known for her illustrations inspired by medieval illuminations, and the Gothic, Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts movements.
Collated, complete.
Condition
Bound in the publisher's original decorative cloth. Externally, lovely, with the gilt remaining bright. Minor bumping to the backstrip head and tail. A few light spots to endpapers. Internally, generally firmly bound, with the first few pages only a little strained, including the frontispiece, which is starting to the head. Pages are age toned, but clean.
Very Good Indeed
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