A limited edition copy of this magical novel by Ishikawa Masamochi, with beautiful illustrations by Hokusai. A limited edition work, limited to five-hundred and fifty copies.An exciting Japanese novel about a magical carpenter, a fast moving adventure novel imbued with romance and supernatural themes.Illustrated with thirty-five plates.Collated, complete.Written by Ishikawa Masamochi, a poet and author of the late Edo period.With illustrations by Hokusai, an Ego era painter best known for the iconic painting 'The Great Wave Off Kanagawa'.Translated by Frederick Victor Dikins. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, the boards and spine lightly discoloured. Small crack to the tail of the front joint. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with just a few light spots. Some pages uncut to the fore edge. Good.