Elsa Kula Illustrations (1 results)

dj. First Edition. First printing. Oblong quarto (23 x 27cm.); mustard yellow pictorial publisher's cloth-backed boards in yellow pictorial dustwrapper; [30pp]. Textblock clean and sound; scratch on ffep (verso); top edge slightly deckled, else Fine. Boards lightly soiled and worn about edges; spine pushed at heel, fraying slightly at crown; Near Fine. Dustwrapper pitted and soiled, with tearing and rolling along edges; front panel has two closed tears, plus one on rear. Chipping w/ loss of material along bottom front edge, and crown and heel of spine. Hinges chapped. Inner flap price-clipped. Sticker on rear panel. Wrappers just Very Good. Introduces children to many notable creatures of Japanese lore, such as Manekineko, Kappa, and Tengu. Also features an explanation of the Japanese zodiac. Illustrated in color throughout.…