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1962H13697<p>New York: Viking Press 1962. First Edition. Cloth. Very good/very good. 33p. Signed and hanko stamped by author with color illustration on verso of front endpaper. Small tear at front gutter with front and back pastedown wrinkled from a manufacturing error jacket neatly covered with clear plastic covering which probably explains the preservation of the jacket. Story of a young boy overcoming his shyness and making a friend by Caldecott Honors winner. Color watercolor illustrations. 8-1/4"x9-1/2" <br /><br /></p> Viking Press hardcover
196228529New York: Viking Press 1962. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket. Scarce first edition of the story of how Yashima's daughter Momo makes friends with a painfully shy little boy with an original watercolor by the artist. Taro Yashima real name Jun Iwamatsu was an antifascist activist in addition to an artist; he met his wife Mitsu in the Japanese Proletarian Artists' League. After being arrested and tortured by the Japanese government for their activism they fled to America; they took on their pseudonyms when they were hired by the Office of War Information and later the Office of Strategic Services to protect their family still living in Japan. They produced anti-military propaganda for Japanese consumption in various forms throughout World War II including illustrating handbills for dropping over battlefields.<br /> Yashima began writing children's books for Momo the couple's American-born daughter. While these were originally recollections life as a child in Japan as Momo grew he began writing stories about her American childhood. The shy child in YOUNGEST ONE recalls the main character of Yashima's earlier Caldecott Honor title CROW BOY usually interpreted as being on the Autism spectrum. 8.25'' x 9.25''. Original orange publisher's cloth binding with black stamped titles and designs. Original color pictorial dust jacket unclipped $2.75. Color pictorial endpapers of a child's doodle. Illustrated in color throughout. 33 pages. Original watercolor of two birds soaring over a nest with a speckled egg inside signed and stamped by Yashima and dated 1964. Very mild scuffing and light edgewear to dust jacket; several tiny closed tears to edges two closed with tape to verso. Spine ends of book lightly bumped tiy tape-closed tear to lover margin of page 19/20. A sharp vibrant copy. Viking Press unknown
195331252New York: Viking Press 1953. 1st ed. Hardcover. Yashima Taro. 1st ptg. oblong 4to picture book full cinnamon cloth stamped in black. Slight wear to tips partially erased child's name on title page else near fine in chipped edgeworn and price-clipped but surpringly presentable dj. Viking Press hardcover
19632110502150414043Kodansha 1963. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Kodansha paperback
19772083002116201750Hirokawa Shoten Supervised by Taro Takemi 1977. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Hirokawa Shoten Supervised by Taro Takemi paperback
19652092902141502470Banmachi shobo 1965. Soft Cover. Fine. Size: 46 size Banmachi shobo paperback
19662092902137402751Kodansha 1966. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 book Kodansha paperback
19362111902158905108Oshu koronsha 1936. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Oshu koronsha paperback
20122083002117402424Matsunoshoten 2012. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Matsunoshoten paperback
19772080202105300458Japan Editor School Publishing Department 1977. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Japan Editor School Publishing Department paperback
19772083002117500735Japan Editor School Publishing Department 1977. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Japan Editor School Publishing Department paperback
2111902154800980Jinbunshoin N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Jinbunshoin paperback
19892091202133106201new person oraisha 1989. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 2 new person oraisha paperback
19892082402113508896new person oraisha 1989. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 new person oraisha paperback
19732080302106800406Koseishuppansha 1973. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 493360 452 Size: A5 Number of books: 3 Koseishuppansha paperback
20122092902140305556Mura ura-sha 2012. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Mura ura-sha paperback
1980KOS01207369Chuo koron Sha 1980. Soft Cover. Fine. KOS01207369 Chuo koron Sha paperback
19662110502150903613Iwasaki shoten 1966. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Iwasaki shoten paperback
2111902158403442Meijison N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 160p Size: 18cm Meijison paperback
19402080502106910014Not Available 1940. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
19402082402113802171Jitsugyo no Nihonsha 1940. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Jitsugyo no Nihonsha paperback
19402090502128703523Jitsugyo no Nihonsha 1940. Soft Cover. Fine. Size: 46 size Number of books: 1 book Jitsugyo no Nihonsha paperback
19792083002115902082Kadokawashoten 1979. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 165p Size: 15cm Kadokawashoten paperback
19142092902140900244Toa-do shobo 1914. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 book Toa-do shobo paperback
19712092902138900995Not Available 1971. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback