THE JINGLE OF A JAP;

pictorial cloth covers with paste-down title panel on front cover, with 5 inch kimono clad Ichimatsu doll attached to front cover, text printed on clay-coated stock on double fold pages, text consists of 23 chapters with numerous illustrations in color by the author, very light foxing to endpapers, some loss of covering, (gofun) at right side of dolls face, some damage to the dolls hands, one leg of doll is missing, original slipcase is not present. Ichimatsu ningyos (dolls) named after Kabuki actor, Sanogawa Ichimatsu of the Edo period famous for playing female rolls. He became a great favorite among women and ningyos such as this were made in his image. This book is seldom found with the original doll attached. The story is a childrens rhyme telling of a Japanese doll who is enamored of a stuffy blond doll and is harshly rejected. A product of the racial stereotypes of the times. Size: 4 to

Product Info

Publisher: H. M Caldwell Co.

Year: 1906

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

Seller Info

HarryEBagleyBooks

Address: P.O. Box 691 Fredericton, New Brunswick

Website: https://www.bagbooks.com

Country: Canada