THE SERPENT WITH EIGHT HEADS, JAPANESE FAIRY TALE SERIES. NO. 9

[Tokyo]; [Kobunsha, a.k.a. Hasegawa], [ca. 1886]. Softcover. Illustrated. 26 pp.  Printed on folded crepe paper leaves. Approximately100mmx150mm. Bound with two silk ties (present). Good condtion. Covers show some handling grime and there is a triangle (30mm/side) of missing material in the lower right of front cover. Spine fabric missing about 50%. Inside is an owner's penned name; otherwise interior is pretty clean and in nice condition.  A fairy tale told in English by translator B.H. Chamberlain, illustrated with lovely illustrations by Hasegawa, and printed on delicate folded crepe paper. (cfm)