Hasegawa (Takejiro).- Japanese Fairy Tale Series, translated by David Thompson, Kate James, James Hepburn and Basil Hall Chamberlain, 20 vol. comprising nos. 1-20, reprints, colour woodblock illustrations, bound and stitched Japanese-style, original pictorial wrappers, no.1 with chipping, rubbing and fraying to upper cover, the rest with some occasional light creasing and the odd spot but near-fine generally, [Sharf pp 61-2], 12mo, Tokyo, Hasegawa, [c.1922].

⁂ An excellent run of Hasegawa's signature series. The majority carry the Kami Negishi address and it is likely these were marketed and sold as a complete set by Hasegawa in the early 1920s. For more on this set and their dating relative to the changes of address see http://www.baxleystamps.com/litho/hasegawa.shtml.