Rare Japanese children's book in English. Artist Kobayashi Ithaca.

Rare Japanese children's book in English. Artist Kobayashi Ithaca.
Japan. Tokyo. 1885 20 p. Series "Japanese tales". Issue four, "Hanasaka Jiisan" or " Old man who forced

 bloom dead trees." translated into English by the American missionary Presbyterian David Tomlin. Artist Kobayashi Ithaca. Takehiro Hasegawa is an outstanding Japanese publisher. He is known for publications of Japanese books in European languages, the Creator of the series "Japanese fairy tales".  

The book is printed on double sheets of rice paper (40 pages + 4 pages of binding), stitched with thread. Very good condition.

The rarity of the Museum.