11-14-201011-14-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2526BBoston
November 14, 2010 11:00 AMCalender
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Hearn, Lafcadio (1850-1904)

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$711$600
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2526BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 14, 2010 11:00AM

Description:

Hearn, Lafcadio (1850-1904),Japanese Fairy Tales, Tokyo: T. Hasegawa, [c. 1920s], comprising five titles bound with silk floss, including "The Goblin Spider," "The Boy who Drew Cats," "The Old Woman who Lost her Dumpling," "Chin Chin Kobakama," and "The Fountain of Youth," hand-printed colored woodcut prints on crepe paper, in cloth fold-over wrap with bone ties, 8vo, (good, minor wear to wrap).
Estimate $800-1,200

Keywords

Tokyo, Chin Chin Kobakama, The Fountain of Youth, Drew Cats