Buy this book on-line Faulkner, Georgene : Little Peachling; And Other Tales from Old JapanThe P. F. Volland Company, New York, 1928
Original publisher's dark green paper covered boards backed with dark green cloth. Color illustrations on beige background on front and back covers. Black lettering on front cover. No lettering on spine. Part of the "Volland Fairy Children Books" series. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4." Ninety-one pages, complete. Many color illustrations, complete. One additional page in back advertising other "Volland Fairy Books." Pages and covers are very clean and intact overall. Pages have occasional marks. Covers have some wear at the corners and edges. There is some loosening along the gutter, but binding is still strong and holding. A Very Good copy. A collection of Japanese fairy tales, retold by Georgene Faulkner. Beautiful illustrations by Frederick Richardson accompany the stories. The following are the fairy tales in this book: "Little Peachling (Momotaro)," "The Two Frogs," "The Wonderful Tea-Kettle (Bumbuku-Chagama)," "The Mirror of Matsuyama (Matsuyama Kagami)," "The Prince of the Reed Plains," "Chin-Chin Kobakama," "The Boastful Bamboo Tree," "Schippeitaro," "The Tongue-Cut Sparrow (Shitakiri Suzume)," "The Wonderful Waterfall," and "The Stone Cutter.". Illustr.: Richardson, Frederick. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Faulkner, Georgene : Little Peachling; And Other Tales from Old Japan. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including atlases, out-of-print books, fine bindings, used books and livres illustrées. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |