Rare Japanese children's book in English. Artist Kobayashi Ithaca.

Rare Japanese children's book in English. Artist Kobayashi Ithaca.
Japan. Tokyo. 1885 20 s Series "Japanese fairy tales", second edition, "Shita-Kiri, Suzume" or "cut Sparrow

 language", 1885. Translated into English by the American missionary Presbyterian David Tomlin. Artist Kobayashi Ithaca. Takehiro Hasegawa is an outstanding Japanese publisher. He is known for publications of Japanese books in European languages, the Creator of the series "Japanese fairy tales". 

The book is printed on double sheets of rice paper (40 pages), stitched with thread. Good condition, on the cover

 a small spot, a little corner bent.

The rarity of the Museum.