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JAMES (Kate) Japanese Fairy Tale Momotaro or Little Peachling, Told in English by --. Tokyo: T. Hasegawa c.1910, on crepe paper, with colour illustrations. Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Kathleen Hasui Kawase, niece of Hasui Kawase (1883-1957) the celebrated 'Shin-hanga' artist; offered with a leather autograph album signed and inscribed by various hands in Japanese, dated 1951, and a W & A K Johnson School Atlas 1934 in poor condition, signed 'K H Kawase 1935' (3)

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