(P. F. Volland) publishers. LITTLE PEACHLING: AND OTHER TALES OF OLD JAPAN (Volland Fairy Children Books) retold by Georgene Faulkner; illustrated by Frederick Richardson. Joliet; New York; Chicago: The P. F. Volland Company, (1928). FIRST EDITION. 8vo - 9-1/8" x 6-1/8". Dark blue cloth backed color pictorial paper covered boards with the slightest touches of corner wear for what is an exceptional copy of the book. Original publisher's color pictorial paper covered two-part cardboard box with minor corner wear including a split corner to the box top, and a damp stain to the box bottom for what is a very nice example of the box. Full color pictorial endpapers. 91 pp. A collection of Japanese fairy tales, illustrated by Richardson with a full color frontispiece, ten full page full color drawings, plus numerous vignettes and drawings within text in full color and in black and white. The condition of the book is NEAR FINE. The condition of the original publisher's box is VERY GOOD. SCARCE in such nice condition and in the original box. # 000704