Life Scenes of Japan by Leo Marescaux. Scarce 4th edition.
Japanese crepe paper book first published in 1931 and two more editions followed by 1949. All three had the same cover and illustrations. This 4th edition of 1957 seldom appears and has a completely different cover design showing Mount Fuji as well as a slightly different design inside the front cover. Internally the images are the same as the previous editions. One of the last crepe paper books ever published by Hasegawa/Nishinomiya.
Tokyo, Y[osaku] Nishinomiya. 1957.
24pp. 15.1 x 10.2cm.
In almost fine condition except for a small stain at the top of the front cover and inside front cover.
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