Florenz, K. (Crepe Paper Book).

Hanasaki Jiji or The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom.

Tokyo: Hasegawa Takejiro, nd ca. 1889. The fourth book from the Japanese Fairy Tale Series published by T. Hasegawa, in German. "Japanische Marchen" (Japanese Fairy Tales) above the title.

A story about an old couple who loves their dog, and the many gifts the dog brings to them.

Hasegawa Takejiro was an enterprising publisher who employed talented Japanese artists and translators to adapt Japanese stories to other languages.

Crepe paper, accordion style, covers dusty, slt fox spotting, interior clean. Color illustrations. Approx. 4 x 6", bound with tan silk thread. Otherwise very good condition. Item #24862

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