1887 JAPANESE FAIRY WORLD Wonder-Lore JAPAN Griffis ILLUSTRATED Rare ELVES Magic

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1887 JAPANESE FAIRY WORLD Wonder-Lore JAPAN Griffis ILLUSTRATED Rare ELVES Magic:
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Wonderfully Rare Japanese Fairy Tales - Meets Collation in Original binding-
Japanese Fairy World
Stories from the Wonder-Lore of Japan
By
WilliamElliot Griffis,
Author of \"The Mikados Empire\"
Illustrated by Ozawa, of Tokio
1887
Preface:\"The thirty four stories included within this volume do not illustrate the bloody revengeful or licentious elements, with which Japanese popular, and juvenile literature is saturated. These have been carefully avoided\"
Contents:TheMeetingthe Star Lovers - The Travels of Two Frogs - The Child of the Thunder - The Tongue-cut Sparrow - The Fireflys Lovers - The battle of the Ape and the Crab - The wonderful tea-kettle - Peach-Prince and the Treasure Island - The Fox and the Badger - The Seven Patrons of Happiness - Daikoku and theOni - Benkei and the Bell - Little Silvers Dream of the Shoji - TheTennis, or the Eleves with Long Noses - Kintaro, the Wild Baby - Jiraiya, or the Magic Frog - How the Jelly Fish lost its Shell - Lord Cuttle Fish Gives a Concert - Yorimasa, the Brave Archer - Watanabe cuts of the Oni\'s Arm - Watanabe Kills the great Spider - Raiko and the Shi Ten Doji - The Sazaye and the Tai - Smells and Jingles - The Lake of the Lute and the MatchlessMountain - The Earthquake Fish - The Dream Story of Gojiro - The Procession of Lord Long Legs - Kiyohime, or the Power of Love. -The Fisherman and the Moon Maiden - The Tide of Jewels - Kai Riu O, or the Dragon King of the World Under the Sea - The Creation of Heaven and Earth - How the Sun Goddess was Enticed out of her Cave
With All 12 Illustrations\"Kaname holding down the great Earthquake Fish\" Stamp to Original Bindings Cover
And a following 11 B/W Plates - Frontispiece boundopp page 2
Extremely Scarce Fairy Tales Book - We can not find another copy for sale - our copy has
Author:William Elliot Griffis

William Elliot Griffis (September 17, 1843 – February 5, 1928) was an American orientalist, Congregational minister, lecturer, and prolific author.

Griffis was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a sea captain and later a coal trader. During the American Civil War, he served two months as a corporal in Company H of the 44th Pennsylvania Militia after Robert E. Lee invaded Pennsylvania in 1863.[2] After the war, he attended Rutgers University at New Brunswick, New Jersey, graduating in 1869.[1] At Rutgers, Griffis was an English and Latin language tutor for Tarō Kusakabe, a young samurai from the province of Echizen (part of modern Fukui).

After a year of travel in Europe, he studied at the seminary of the Reformed Church in America in New Brunswick (known today as the New Brunswick Theological Seminary).

Publisher:London Trubner and Co, Ludgate Hill
Edition: 1887
Illustrated?: All 11 Plates and the Gold gilt stamp to front boardpresent
PhysicalDescription: Original dark blue clothbindingwith detailed gold gilt illustration to the front board, \"Japanese Fairy World in Gilt to spine\" Blind stamp design to back board.
Condition: See photos as part of condition report: As stated, original binding, a few marks to the front board, gilt still bright to illustration (front board), same as gilt to spine. rubbing to the edges and corners of the binding including head and lower spine. opening the book the front board is ever so slightlyshaken, as stated thefrontispiece is boundapp page 2instead of the title page,which has former owners name (1888) to the upper page. All plates are present. small tear to the gutter of FEP, pages toned to the margins. one text block out of line with the rest of the binding.
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