72. -. a mixed group of gesaku, folk tales, and other subjects, including 2 comic (gesaku) works by Kyosai, other on the subjects of warriors, festivities, myths and legends, further comic and other themes, 18 vol., most with woodblock prints, some in colours, two later reprints and one facsimile edition, one in manuscript with original gouache illustrations, one folding concertina-style, this and one other in boards, others all stitched into limp boards, occasional library stamps, some stitching weak, some rubbed or worn, 8vo. et infra, late 19th and early 20th century; with 2 sheets issued by the Religious Tract Society, Hankow, depicting The Prodigal Son and Family at Prayer; also with a title page by Yoshitoshi (22)
est. £250 – £350