[Japanese Children's Book] "Otsukisama ('The Moon')"
Tokyo: 1954. 4to. Cloth backed color pictorial wrappers. Part of the "Kinder-Book" series. Superb color illustrations throughout. Very good. (Item #175)
Tokyo: 1954. 4to. Cloth backed color pictorial wrappers. Part of the "Kinder-Book" series. Superb color illustrations throughout. Very good. (Item #175)
Tokyo: n.d. ca. 1950. 12mo. Color printed wrappers. Charming Japanese children's book, some soiling to covers, internally very good. (Item #172)
1954 (Show 28). 4to. Color pictorial paper covered boards, red cloth spine. Gorgeous full page color illustrations. Very good. (Item #494)
1954 (Showa 28). 4to. Color pictorial wrappers, red cloth spine. Charming color illustrations throughout. Sl. wear, overall very good. (Item #497)
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)
ca. 1950. 8vo. Color illustrated wrappers. Superb anthropomorphic illustrations in color throughout. Spine sl. chipped, else near fine. (Item #180)
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: ca 1950. 8vo. Color illustrated wrappers. Color illustrations throughout, superbly depicting early battle scenes and decorative apparel. Fine. (Item #177)
Tokyo: 1953 (Showa 27). Color pictorial paper covered boards, with original color pictorial wrapper. Near fine copy with charming illustrations. (Item #492)
1954 (Showa 28). 4to. Color pictorial paper covered boards, red cloth spine. Very nice full page color illustrations. Bright, very good. (Item #493)
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)
Tokyo: 1958 (Showa 30). Superb square folio size. Color pictorial paper covered boards, red cloth spine. Delightful pictures of kids playing in dirt, etc. (Item #505)
1941 (Showa 15). 4to. Color pictorial card wrappers, yellow cloth spine. Very nicely illustrated in color. Very good. (Item #500)
1929 (Showa 3). 8vo. Color printed wrappers, blue cloth spine. 222p + 8 pp. at end. Over 31 colored plates. Some creasing, top of spine peeling, else very good. (Item #490)
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)
ca 1950's. Color pictorial paper covered boards; in original color dust wrapper. Very good. (Item #501)
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: n.d. [before 1867]. First Editions. 12mo. Offered here are two fragile Edo-Period Japanese Story Books, printed before 1867 with superb color woodblock printed covers. Both profusely illustrated with black and white line drawings. Very fine. Rare seen in this condition. (Item #171)
Tokyo: 1938. 8vo. Color illustrated wrappers. Striking pre-war publication fully illustrated in color showing beautiful Japanese decorative clothing, scenes rural and regal. Spine badly chipped, internally very good. A scarce and beautiful book. (Item #178)
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)
1959. 8vo. Color printed card wrappers. Color illustrations every page, mostly classical scenes and garments. Spine worn, else very good. (Item #489)
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)
ca. 1930 (showa era). 4to. Color pictorial wrappers, red cloth spine. A charming book with color illustrations every page. Very clean and bright, very good plus condition. (Item #496)
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: 1949. 8vo. Color illustrated wrappers, fully illustrated throughout in bold color. 56 pages of superb illustrative art, one of the most famous of all Japanese children's stories about an adventurous boy setting out on a quest, fighting bears and befriending wild beasts, fighting the dreaded "Oni" and finally being..... (Item #179)