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Published by Librairie Marpon & Flammarion, Paris, 1895
Seller: White Fox Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Near Fine. First Edition Thus. Limited deluxe edition, one of 190, although this copy is not actually numbered. Oblong, 24 by 33 cm. 18 numbered leaves in each of the two parts, and a total of 28 fables rendered. The leaves are of Tori-noko papier japonais and are folded over in the Japanese-style. While the source of the tales and the publisher are French, the book is a fine expression of Japonisme that swept the Western World in the late 19th century and is very much in the style of a Kobunsha or Hasegawa publication of the same period. Light wear to binding. Quarter Calf. Japanese paper pastedown. Leather title label.