Japanese Fairy Tales, No. 3

Updated August 6, 2026

Lot number	249
Auction	1066: Rare Books & Bookworm, ONLINE-ONLY Sale
Date	August 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT
Auction house	Addison & Sarova Auctioneers
Location	Social Circle, Georgia

Estimate: 1 / 1000 Saru-Kani Kassen. Tokyo, ca. 1885. Illustrations in color throughout, original limp wrappers, stitched (rear cover absent.) Fair. An illustrated Japanese fairy tale presented in English; this is one of the earliest volumes in Hasegawa's celebrated Japanese Fairy Tales series, produced for English-speaking readers. Condition: For lots in this online-only auction, condition is stated in general terms only, ranging from Poor to Fine, with Good being average (i.e. an exhaustive list of individual flaws is not included, but only our opinion of the overall cumulative grade is provided.) Most books in this sale have been given a brief inspection only and have not been fully collated (unless the collation is shown.) However, if loss or absence of text is observed during our inspection, then this will always be noted in the description. All lots are sold as-is and not subject to return for any reason. PLEASE READ THE VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOUND IN LOT #1.

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