[Rarebooks] FS: 1st ed., "A" listing in BAL of Lafcadio Hearn's first fairy tale book: "The Boy Who Drew Cats'

[Kenneth Karmiole]

Hearn, Lafcadio. THE BOY WHO DREW CATS Rendered Into English by Lafcadio Hearn. Japanese Fairy Tale Series, No. 23. Tokyo: T. Hasegawa. (1898). The "Large Paper" issue (7-1/2" x 5-1/4"). (24)pp. Double leaf Japanese style. Color woodblock printed on creped paper. Stabbed & tied. One leaf with a corner crease, otherwise fine.    $350.00 (trade discount allowed)
This is the first edition, the scarce "A" printing, according to BAL 7930, with the first printing Japanese colophon as illustrated in BAL.

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