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HEARN, LAFCADIO; translator. Japanese Fairy Tales. Group of 5 titles translated by Hearn: The Boy Who Drew Cats * The Goblin Spider * The Old Lady Who Lost Her Dumplings * Chin Chin Kobakama * The Fountain of Youth. Hand-colored woodblock illustrations printed on crepe paper. Small 8vo, 71/2x53/4 inches, color pictorial crepe paper wrappers with silk binding threads; tissue paper folders; small cloth folding box with cover label (rubbed) and bone clasps. Later, post-war large format printings. Tokyo: Hasegawa, circa 1930
