Old Man Devils, First Edition (3 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Sensei Eitaku (illustrator). 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. Tokyo, T. Hasegawa, ca 1889, 1st edition small size 4" x 6" creped paper in folded sheets, ribbon ties, spine covered. 18 pages. Sensei Eitaku was the artist who created the illustrations. Translated from Japanese to English by James Curtis Hepburn. Japanese Fairy Tales series no 7.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A beautifully illustrated copy of 'The Old Man & The Devils', the seventh story published as part of the Japanese Fairy Tale Series. Bound in the publisher's original paper wraps, with a soft silk ribbon tie. In a traditional Japanese fukurotoji binding style, using paper created from the bark of the mitusmata plant. Dated using Jisc from copies of the work held at the University of Oxford Libraries. Collated, with twenty-two unnumbered pages and the title in Japanese on the reverse of the front cover. 'The Old Man & The Devils' is No. 7 in the Japanese Fairy Tale Series, a series conceived by the publisher Takejiro Hasegawa with the aim to help Japanese children learn English. This entertaining tale tells the story of an old man who encounters a large gathering of devils. Upon viewing their merriment from the safety of a cave, the old man decides to join them in their dancing, leading to some unusual and unforeseen events. Delicately illustrated in colour throughout by Sensei Eitaku. Translated by James Curtis Hepburn. Bound in the publisher's original paper wraps, with a ribbon tie. In a Japanese fukurotoji binding style. Externally, generally smart, with light creasing to the extremities and the odd light mark. Rear board is lifting, partly detached, but holding reasonably firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good. book.

, [18] pages, plain paper edition, contains colour wood-cut illustrations throughout First Edition , corners and edges rubbed slightly, cover slightly marked, good condition , plain paper cover with colour illustrations, purple title on the front cover, bound with white ribbon , 18 x 12.5 cm Paperback ISBN: