Kaguyahime: The Moon Child (A Story of Old Japan)

Adapted by Tadashi Kawaguchi; Translated by Tamako Niwa and Maranell Terry; Drawings by Kancho Oda; Original Story: "Taketori Monogatari" (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter)

Published by Fuji Publishing Co., Ltd., 1959

About this Item

Lushly illustrated and increasingly uncommon edition. English language version, published in Japan. Per the publisher: "An old bamboo cutter finds a tiny baby girl inside a bamboo thicket. He and his wife bring her up as their own child. She grows into a beautiful maiden, but, one evening a carriage from the moon comes and she returns to the moon from where she had come. This fascinating story is an old tale of Japan, written about a thousand years ago." Previous owner's name written on copyright page. General age and shelf wear; age-toning to some pages, most noticeably to title page and final page before rear endpaper; significant bump to bottom edge of rear board/binding.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1635204521643

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Kaguyahime: The Moon Child (A Story of Old Japan)
• Publisher: Fuji Publishing Co., Ltd.
• Publication Date: 1959
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good