THE SHINING PRINCESS AND OTHER JAPANESE LEGENDS
(1989)
First printing of this collection of beloved Japanese tales, including Momotaro and the Ogre of Rashomon.
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E. HUMPERDINCK'S HANSEL AND GRETEL
1971
First American edition of this scarce and striking interpretation of the opera from the noted Japanese artist.
THE CHILD IN THE BAMBOO GROVE
(1971)
First printing of this retelling of the beloved Japanese folktale of a baby found inside a bamboo reed.
HIROSHIMA NO PIKA
(1980)
First US edition, published the same year as the Japanese first, depicting the experience of a 7-year-old girl in Hiroshima when the atomic bomb is dropped by the US.
ERIKA-SAN
2009
Signed first printing of this story about an American girl who makes her dreams of living in Japan come true, and her adventures along the way.
TEA WITH MILK
(1999)
First edition, first printing, with lovely color illustrations by Say.
THE CRANE WIFE
(1998)
First printing of this retelling of the Japanese folk tale of marital trust destroyed by greed.
YOKO'S SHOW-AND-TELL
(2011)
Scarce signed first printing of Wells's story about a doll who must go to the doll hospital on the very day of Japan's Doll Festival.
PLENTY TO WATCH
1954
Inscribed first edition of the charming tale of a walk home from school through a lively Japanese village, with an original watercolor by Yashima.
PLENTY TO WATCH
1954
Early edition of the charming tale of a walk home from school through a lively Japanese village, inscribed and with a stunning original watercolor by Yashima.
SEASHORE STORY
(1967)
Retelling of the Japanese fable of turtle-saving fisherman Urashima, illustrated in rich pastel — with an original drawing by Yashima.
THE VILLAGE TREE
1953
First edition of Taro Yashima's first children's book, about long summer days spent playing in and around a large tree, inscribed by the author/artist to radio personality Lowell Blanchard.
YOUNGEST ONE
1962
Scarce first edition of the story of how Yashima's daughter Momo makes friends with a painfully shy little boy, with an original watercolor by the artist.
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