Japanese Children's Books

Tokyo: 1954. 4to. Cloth backed color pictorial wrappers. Part of the "Kinder-Book" series. Superb color illustrations throughout. Very good. (Item #175)

1954 (Show 28). 4to. Color pictorial paper covered boards, red cloth spine. Gorgeous full page color illustrations. Very good. (Item #494)

4to. Color illustrated wrappers. Front cover depicts bear, chipmunk and chirping birds around a 'clock' house. Superb color illustrations throughout, including many anthropomorphic renderings. Spine chipped, a few pages with tears, otherwise very good. (Item #176)

1950 (Show 24). Color pictorial wrappers, full page color illustrations throughout of many different kinds of bugs in different settings. Quite nice. Spine has old tape applied, sl. worn. (Item #491)

Tokyo: 1953 (Showa 27). Color pictorial paper covered boards, with original color pictorial wrapper. Near fine copy with charming illustrations. (Item #492)

1940 (Showa 14). 4to. Color pictorial card wrappers. 16 pages of full color illustrations, story of a pony. Wear to spine esp., else very good. (Item #488)

1941 (Showa 15). 4to. Color pictorial card wrappers, yellow cloth spine. Very nicely illustrated in color. Very good. (Item #500)

Tokyo: 1954 (Showa 28). Color pictorial paper covered boards, pictorial dust wrapper in color. Popular Japanese story book about a little Chinese boy, illustrated throughout in color. Very good. (Item #502)

Tokyo: 1910 (Meiji 42). First edition. Color pictorial wrappers. 16pp. Superb color illustrations throughout. Early Japanese children's book with humorous renderings, somewhat grotesque or risqué. Very good. (Item #525)

Tokyo: ca. 1938. 4to. Color printed wrappers, extensively illustrated Japanese children's book. Ikyuu san was the name of a famous priest boy in Japanese lore. Spine chipped, corner wear, occasional soiling, overall a very good copy of an interesting Japanese Pre-WWII children's book with a wide variety of stylistic art..... (Item #132)

Tokyo: 1957 (Show 31). Square folio, color pictorial wrappers, red cloth spine. Superb color illustrations every page of children playing in the rain. Very good or better. (Item #506)

Tokyo: 1938 (Showa 12). 4to. Color pictorial card wrappers, red cloth spine. Early King Book with 18 very nice full page color illustrations. Written in Katakana, simple grammar for kids. Wear to covers and spine, very nice internally. Scarce thus. (Item #499)

Tokyo: ca. 1930. Oblong folio. Large color printed wrappers. 16pp with superb full page color illustrations every page. Very good. Scarce thus. (Item #504)