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: 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)

1959. 8vo. Color printed card wrappers. Color illustrations every page, mostly classical scenes and garments. Spine worn, else very good. (Item #489)

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: 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)