The Silly Jellyfish. Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 13
CHAMBERLAIN, B. H. [Trans.]
The Silly Jellyfish. Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 13
Tokyo: T. Hasegawa, 1891
12mo., printed throughout in full colour on japanese crepe paper; double-folded and sewn; the covers showing a monkey sitting astride a jellyfish in a raging sea, watched by two tortoises; unpaginated [pp. xviii]; with text and double-ruled borders in black throughout, as well as numerous woodcut illustrations, including several double-page; covers a little faded and creased, with an ink stain to the upper cover; else a very nice example, with previous bookseller’s price sticker to the inside of rear cover.
Early edition of the 13th book in the Japanese Fairy Tale first series. This story rooted in Buddhist tradition, which tells how a jellyfish, tricked by a monkey and punished by the Dragon King, comes to lose its shell.
The twenty books which comprise the first Japanese Fairy Tale series were published in Japan at the turn of the century by Takejiro Hasegawa, who aimed to produce a run of educational titles which would introduce traditional stories from Japan to a wider audience. Appearing between 1885 and 1922, the books were beautifully and meticulously printed with woodcut illustrations by Japanese artists, and were printed on traditional mitsumata paper. The books remain desirable today for their intricate and novel designs, and are particularly sought after in such bright condition.
CHAMBERLAIN, B. H. [Trans.]
The Silly Jellyfish. Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 13
Tokyo: T. Hasegawa, 1891
12mo., printed throughout in full colour on japanese crepe paper; double-folded and sewn; the covers showing a monkey sitting astride a jellyfish in a raging sea, watched by two tortoises; unpaginated [pp. xviii]; with text and double-ruled borders in black throughout, as well as numerous woodcut illustrations, including several double-page; covers a little faded and creased, with an ink stain to the upper cover; else a very nice example, with previous bookseller’s price sticker to the inside of rear cover.
Early edition of the 13th book in the Japanese Fairy Tale first series. This story rooted in Buddhist tradition, which tells how a jellyfish, tricked by a monkey and punished by the Dragon King, comes to lose its shell.
The twenty books which comprise the first Japanese Fairy Tale series were published in Japan at the turn of the century by Takejiro Hasegawa, who aimed to produce a run of educational titles which would introduce traditional stories from Japan to a wider audience. Appearing between 1885 and 1922, the books were beautifully and meticulously printed with woodcut illustrations by Japanese artists, and were printed on traditional mitsumata paper. The books remain desirable today for their intricate and novel designs, and are particularly sought after in such bright condition.
CHAMBERLAIN, B. H. [Trans.]
The Silly Jellyfish. Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 13
Tokyo: T. Hasegawa, 1891
12mo., printed throughout in full colour on japanese crepe paper; double-folded and sewn; the covers showing a monkey sitting astride a jellyfish in a raging sea, watched by two tortoises; unpaginated [pp. xviii]; with text and double-ruled borders in black throughout, as well as numerous woodcut illustrations, including several double-page; covers a little faded and creased, with an ink stain to the upper cover; else a very nice example, with previous bookseller’s price sticker to the inside of rear cover.
Early edition of the 13th book in the Japanese Fairy Tale first series. This story rooted in Buddhist tradition, which tells how a jellyfish, tricked by a monkey and punished by the Dragon King, comes to lose its shell.
The twenty books which comprise the first Japanese Fairy Tale series were published in Japan at the turn of the century by Takejiro Hasegawa, who aimed to produce a run of educational titles which would introduce traditional stories from Japan to a wider audience. Appearing between 1885 and 1922, the books were beautifully and meticulously printed with woodcut illustrations by Japanese artists, and were printed on traditional mitsumata paper. The books remain desirable today for their intricate and novel designs, and are particularly sought after in such bright condition.