THE MYTHOLOGY & FOLKLORE OF THE FAR EAST ~~~~~~~~ A truly unique and fabulous
collection of 86 rare, out-of-print books compiled together for the first time
on DVD DATA DISC covering all aspects of ORIENTAL MYTHOLOGY, FOLKLORE &
FAIRY TALES. Explore the fascinating
mythology and folk-lore of Japan.
Read the ancient Japanese fairy tales, myths and legends discovering the heroes
and gods of old. Learn about the mythology and folk-lore of ancient China. Read
about the Chinese dragon and the fairies of this mystical land. Research
Chinese superstitions and study the legends, myths and tales that go back to
when time began….... Some of the books contained
within this collection are extremely hard-to-find and will provide a valuable
library of reference material. Also included are works on Tibetan folk tales
and legends. Overall, this is an absolute must for anyone with an interest in the
mythology, folk-lore and fairy tales of the ancient Far
East. The full list of titles included speaks for itself…. This superb compilation of
86 vintage books on DVD data disc provides literally 1,000’s of pages of great
content and stunning illustrations for the reader. All of the books
have been scanned in high quality and preserved forever in pdf format - easy to
read on your laptop or computer, or transfer to tablet, smartphone, kindle or
e-reader. You can also print entire books or select pages. Most of the books
are written in English with a couple of additional texts in Japanese, French
and German. This is without doubt the
most extensive collection of its kind - compiled over time by
rare-book-collections, and only available here!
The Full List of Titles
Included is as Follows:
A Chinese
wonder book - N. H. Pitman (1919) A Japanese
miscellany - L. Hearn (1901) Battle of the
monkey and the crab (1895) Buddha's
crystal and other fairy stories - Y. T. Ozaki (1908) Child-life in
Japan & Japanese child-stories - M. C. Ayrton (1879) China in legend
and story - C. C. Brown (1907) Chinese
fables and folk stories - M. H. Davis (1908) Chinese
folklore. Pekinese rhymes - B. G. Vitale (1896) Chinese
folk-lore - J. Macgowan (1910) Fairy tales
from far Japan
- S. Ballard (1898) Folk tales
from Tibet.
With illus. by a Tibetan artist and some verses from Tibetan love-songs;
collected and translated by W. F. O'Connor (1906) Gleanings
from Chinese folklore - N. N. Russell (1915) Gods and
heroes of old Japan - V. M. Pasteur (1906) Green Willow,
and other Japanese fairy tales - G. James (1910) Japan in
history, folk lore and art - W. E. Griffis
(1892) Japanese
fairy tales - T. P. Williston (1911) Japanese
fairy tales - Y. T. Ozaki (1903) Japanese
fairy world - stories from the Wonder-lore of Japan - W. E. Griffis (1880) Japanische
mythologie. Nihongi, Zeitalter der götter. Nebst ergänzungen aus andern alten
quellenwerken - K. A. Florenz (1901) [German Text] Kachi-Kachi Mountain (1895) Kiki ronky
kamiyo hen Vol. 1 - S. Matsuoka (1921) [Japanese Text] Kiki ronky
kamiyo hen Vol. 2 - S. Matsuoka (1921) [Japanese Text] Kiki ronky
kamiyo hen Vol. 3 - S. Matsuoka (1921) [Japanese Text] Kiki ronky
kamiyo hen Vol. 4 - S. Matsuoka (1921) [Japanese Text] Kiki ronky
kamiyo hen Vol. 5 - S. Matsuoka (1921) [Japanese Text] Kiki ronky
kamiyo hen Vol. 6 - S. Matsuoka (1921) [Japanese Text] Kokoro -
hints and echoes of Japanese inner life - L. Hearn (1910) Legend in
Japanese art - a description of historical episodes, legendary characters,
folk-lore myths, religious symbolism - H. L. Joly (1908) Legends of
ancient China
- unknown author (1864) Momotaro, or,
Little peachling (1895) My Lord
Bag-o'-Rice - B. H. Chamberlain (1895) Mythological Japan-
the symbolisms of mythology in relation to Japanese art, with
illustrations drawn in Japan,
by native artists - A. F. Otto (1902) Myths &
legends of Japan
- M. H. Davis (1912) Myths of China and Japan - D. A. MacKenzie (1923) Nipon o daï
itsi ran - I. Titsingh (1834) [French text] Old and new Japan
- C. Holland (1907) Old-world Japan
- legends of the land of the gods - F. Rinder (1895) On some
Japanese legends - C. W. Goodwin (1875) Paulownia -
seven stories from contemporary Japanese writers - T. Taketomo (1918) Princess
Splendor, the wood-cutter's daughter - E. R. Miller (1889) Rambles round
Shanghai - W.
R. Kahler (1905) Researches
into Chinese superstitions (Vol. 1) - H. Dore (1921) Researches
into Chinese superstitions (Vol. 2) - H. Dore (1921) Researches
into Chinese superstitions (Vol. 3) - H. Dore (1921) Researches
into Chinese superstitions (Vol. 4) - H. Dore (1921) Researches
into Chinese superstitions (Vol. 5) - H. Dore (1921) Researches
into Chinese superstitions (Vol. 6) - H. Dore (1921) Researches
into Chinese superstitions (Vol. 7) - H. Dore (1921) Researches
into Chinese superstitions (Vol. 8) - H. Dore (1921) Researches
into Chinese superstitions (Vol. 9) - H. Dore (1921) Researches
into Chinese superstitions (Vol. 10) - H. Dore (1921) Researches
into Chinese superstitions (Vol. 13) - H. Dore (1921) Romance of
old Japan
- E. W. Champney (1917) Schippeitaro
- T. H. James (1885) Some Chinese
ghosts - L. Hearn (1906) Sunrise stories - a
glance at the literature of Japan
- R. Riordan (1896) Tales of Old Japan
- A. Redesdale (1910) The Ainu and
their folk-lore - J. Batchelor (1911) The Chinese
boy and girl - I. T. Headland (1901) The Chinese
dragon - L. N. Hayes (1923) The Chinese
fairy book - R. Wilhelm (1921) The cub's
triumph (1895) The dragon in
China and Japan - M. W. de Visser (1913) The dragon,
image, and demon - giving an account of the mythology, idolatry, and
demonolatry of the Chinese - H. C. DuBose (1887) The enchanted
waterfall - K. James (1885) The
Fire-fly's lovers, and other fairy tales of old Japan - W. E. Griffis (1908) The
fisher-boy Urashima - translated by B. H. Chamberlain (1895) The folk-lore
of China,
and its affinities with that of the Aryan Semitic races - N. B. Dennys (1876) The goblin
spider - L. Hearn (1885) The golden
lotus, and other legends of Japan
- E. Greey (1882) The hare of
Inaba - T. H. James (1895) The Japanese
fairy book - Y. T. Ozaki (1922) The Matsuyama mirror - T. H.
James (1895) The mouse's
wedding (1895) The ogre's
arm - T. H. James (1885) The old man
and the devils (1895) The old man
who made the dead trees blossom (1895) The Princes
Fire-flash & Fire-fade - T. H. James (1895) The serpent
with eight heads - B. H. Chamberlain (1895) The Silly
jelly-fish - translated by B. H. Chamberlain (1887) The wonderful
tea kettle - T. H. James (1885) The wooden
bowl - T. H. James (1895) Tibetan
tales, derived from Indian sources. Translated from the Tibetan of the Kah-gyur
- A. Schiefner (1906) Tongue-cut
sparrow (1895) Warriors of
old Japan,
and other stories - Y. T. Ozaki (1909) Wonder tales
from Tibet
- E. M. Jewett (1922) An absolute must
for anyone with an interest in the mythology, fairy tales and folklore of Japan and ancient China – an unbelievable treasure
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