Tsuzoku Isoppu Monogatari
By Aesop [original text by] ; Watanabe, On (Ichiro) [translated by] ; Kawanabe, Kyosai, Fujisawa, Bainan, Sakaki, Reisuke [illustrated by].
Aesop s Fables in Japanese, Illustrated by Kawanabe Kyosai, ca. Meiji 5-10 [1872-1877] A Japanese translation of the classic tales, based on Thomas James s Aesop s Fables and highly illustrated with woodcuts by Kawanabe Kyosai, Fujisawa Bainan, and Sakaki Reisuke. The six books contain a total of 237 of the fables, and quickly became bestsellers in Japan. Watanabe On, the translator, was the President of the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and an English scholar and educator.Th e first five volumes of Watanabe s translation, incorporating western morals and ideas, were based on the English edition of James s text, while the last was based on George Fyler Townsend s Three Hundred Aesop s Fables . Some of the illustrations in the text were based on the sketches by John Tenniel that accompanied James s text. A relatively faithful translation, illustrated with woodcuts by master painter Kyosai. Original wrappers, very lightly soiled, with a few insignificant marks. Small ex-ownership stamps to title slips, other ex-ownership stamps to titles and first pages of text. Page extremities lightly browned. Title to lower textblock edge in black ink. Minor wormholing to a few leaves in v.1 and 3. Comes in non-original custom-made slipcase. Overall near fine. 6 v., complete. 3, [1], 3, 3, 32, 3, 27, 3, 39, 2, 27, [1], 1, 29, 2, 28 leaves. 22.4 x 15.1 cm. Text in Japanese.
Published by: Tokyo : Watanabe Ichiro, 1872
Vendor: Kagerou Bunko (ABAJ, ILAB)
By Aesop [original text by] ; Watanabe, On (Ichiro) [translated by] ; Kawanabe, Kyosai, Fujisawa, Bainan, Sakaki, Reisuke [illustrated by].
Aesop s Fables in Japanese, Illustrated by Kawanabe Kyosai, ca. Meiji 5-10 [1872-1877] A Japanese translation of the classic tales, based on Thomas James s Aesop s Fables and highly illustrated with woodcuts by Kawanabe Kyosai, Fujisawa Bainan, and Sakaki Reisuke. The six books contain a total of 237 of the fables, and quickly became bestsellers in Japan. Watanabe On, the translator, was the President of the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and an English scholar and educator.Th e first five volumes of Watanabe s translation, incorporating western morals and ideas, were based on the English edition of James s text, while the last was based on George Fyler Townsend s Three Hundred Aesop s Fables . Some of the illustrations in the text were based on the sketches by John Tenniel that accompanied James s text. A relatively faithful translation, illustrated with woodcuts by master painter Kyosai. Original wrappers, very lightly soiled, with a few insignificant marks. Small ex-ownership stamps to title slips, other ex-ownership stamps to titles and first pages of text. Page extremities lightly browned. Title to lower textblock edge in black ink. Minor wormholing to a few leaves in v.1 and 3. Comes in non-original custom-made slipcase. Overall near fine. 6 v., complete. 3, [1], 3, 3, 32, 3, 27, 3, 39, 2, 27, [1], 1, 29, 2, 28 leaves. 22.4 x 15.1 cm. Text in Japanese.
Published by: Tokyo : Watanabe Ichiro, 1872
Vendor: Kagerou Bunko (ABAJ, ILAB)
