FS: Children's Books w/Asian Themes
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Tokyo: Seihei Okuyama, 1953. Boards, 12mo, 38 pp. (Huga, Fusako
illust.) Very Good: two archival tape repairs, text & pictures
unaffected. Billie and Belinda, two budgies, visit the Imperioal Hotel
in Tokyo. Text in English, Japanese setting. Out of print. $30.00
[#657] Fisher, Sally: THE TALE OF THE SHINING PRINCESS. New York:
Viking Press, 1980. 1st Thus ed. Cloth, 12mo, 70 pp. (Color illust.)
Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. A tale from ancient Japan,
reproduced from a beautiful 18th C. edition in watercolor, ink, gold
and silver. Out of print. $20.00
[#1481] Hicks, Eleanor B.: CIRCUS DAY IN JAPAN. Rutland: Charles E.
Tuttle Company, 1958. 3rd ed. Cloth, 8vo, 47 pp. (Hicks, Eleanor B.
illust.) Very Good: small tear head spine else Near Fine. Joji-chan and
Koko-chan spend the day at the circus. Darling illustrations and
everything about the circus we all love. OP. $30.00
[#2291] Martin, Bernard: RED TREASURE. New York: Viking Press, 1947.
1st ed. Cloth, 12mo, 188 pp. Very Good in Good dust jacket. High seas
adventures in treasure hunting, foiling pirates and Far East intrigue.
Out of print. $25.00
[#1292] Miller, Elizabeth K.: SEVEN LUCKY GODS AND KEN-CHAN. Rutland:
Charles E. Tuttle, 1969. 1st ed. Cloth, Oblong 12mo, 40 pp. (Kazama,
Yasuo illust.) Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. The Seven Lucky Gods
of Japan hold a party for Ken-Chan to celebrate his honesty. Summe-i
illustrations. Out of print. $20.00
[#1248] Zimelman, Nathan: LOOK HIROSHI!. Nashville: Aurora Publishers,
1972. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to, (Quest, Dan illust.) Fine in Very Good
(clipped) dust jacket. Hiroshi, an 8 year old Japanese boy, has no
patience with his younger sister Cho san's imagination. Strong woodcut
illustrations. $20.00
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