The Japanese Fairy Book
by Yei Theodora Ozaki
Publisher: Constable & Co. 1922
ISBN/ASIN: 1604597542
Number of pages: 320
Description:
Originally published in 1903, Yei Theodora Ozaki's translation of Sadanami Sanjin's collection of Japanese fairy tales has been the introduction of many a young child into the legends and fables of old Japan across the years.
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