ORIENTAL MYTHOLOGY & RELIGION
~Vintage Book Collection~

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Collected together in a unique DVD Rom we are pleased to present a collection of 153 rare vintage books on the subject of Oriental Mythology and Religion. Mostly covering China and Japan but with a small number of texts on other nations of Eastern Asia, a broad variety of subject matter is featured. Includes many collections of folklore stories / fairy tales and traditional fiction, academic treatments of the mythology of the oriental region, studies on superstition, religions of Japan and China, mythological creatures, magic and culture, legends, the arts and literature of the region. Each book, in PDF format, is a high resolution scan of the original pages so you will be reading each book exactly as intended. Perfect reference material for anyone interested in Japanese and Chinese culture, mythology, fairy tales and religion.

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Includes 100’s of quality illustrations

Some examples:

The following books are included on the disc:

A Chinese Wonder Book - N H Pitman (1919) 

A Japanese Garland - F Peltier (1903) 

A Japanese Miscellany - L Hearn (1901) 

Ancient Tales & Folklore of Japan - R G Smith (1908) 

Buddha's Crystal & Other Fairy Stories - Y Ozaki (1908) 

Child-Life in Japan & Japanese Child-Stories - M Chaplin Ayrton (1879) 

China in Legend & Story - C Campbell Brown (1907) 

Chinese Classics Volume 1 - J Legge (1861) 

Chinese Classics Volume 2 - J Legge (1861) 

Chinese Classics Volume 3 Part 1- J Legge (1865) 

Chinese Classics Volume 3 Part 2 - J Legge (1865) 

Chinese Classics Volume 4 Part 1 - J Legge (1893) 

Chinese Classics Volume 4 Part 2 - J Legge (1871) 

Chinese Classics Volume 5 Part 1 - J Legge (1872) 

Chinese Classics Volume 5 Part 2 - J Legge (1872) 

Chinese Fables & Folk Stories - M Hayes Davis (1908) 

Chinese Fairy Stories - N Pitman (1910) 

Chinese Fairy Tales; Forty Stories Told by Almond-Eyed Folk - A M Fielde (1912) 

Chinese Folk-Lore - J Macgowan (1910) 

Chinese Folk-Lore Tales - J Macgowan (1910) 

Chinese Folklore, Pekinese Rhymes - G Vitale (1869) 

Chinese Literature, Comprising the Analects of Confucius, the Shi-King, the Sayings of Mencius, the Sorrows of Han, & the Travels of Fa-Hien - E Wilson (1900)..

Chinese Nights' Entertainment - A M Fielde (1893) 

Chinese Nights Entertainments; Stories of Old China - B Brown (1922) 

Chinese Stories for Boys & Girls & Chinese Wisdom for Old & Young - AE Moule (1881) 

Chiushingura, or, the Loyal League; a Japanese Romance - I Takeda (1880) 

Confucius & the Chinese Classics; or, Readings in Chinese Literature - A W Loomis (1882) 

Ellie & the China Lady; a Tibetan Fairy Tale - S Heeley (1895) 

Fables & Folk-Tales From an Eastern Forest - W W Skeat (1901) 

Fairy Tales from Far Japan - S Ballard (1898) 

Folk Tales from Tibet - W F O'Connor (1907) 

Folkways in China - L Hodous (1929) 

Gleanings from Chinese Folklore - N Russell (1915) 

Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Volume 1 - L Hearn (1894) 

Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Volume 2 - L Hearn (1894) 

Gods & Heroes of Old Japan - V M Pasteur (1906) 

Green Willow & Other Japanese Fairy Tales - J Grace (1910) 

In Ghostly Japan - L Hearn (1899) 

In the Land of the Gods; Some Stories of Japan - A M Bacon (1905) 

Iroka; Tales of Japan - K Adachi (1900) 

Japan in History, Folk Lore & Art - W Elliot Griffis (1892) 

Japan, its History, Arts & Literature Volume 1 - F Brinkley (1901) 

Japan, its History, Arts & Literature Volume 2 - F Brinkley (1901)

The Dragon in China & Japan - M W de Visser (1913) 

The Dragon, Image, & Demon, or, the Three Religions of China - H C DuBose (1886) 

The Faith of Japan - T Harada (1914) 

The Fire-Fly's Lovers & Other Fairy Tales of Old Japan - W E Griffis (1908) 

The Folklore of China - N B Dennys (1886) 

The Golden Lotus & Other Legends of Japan - E Greey (1883) 

The Japanese Fairy Book - Y T Ozaki (1903) 

The Loyal Ronins; an Historical Romance - T Shunsui (1880) 

The Mythology of All Races, Volume 8, Chinese & Japanese - J C Ferguson & M Anesaki (1916) 

The Red Miriok & Shan Folk Lore Stories - A M Barnes & W C Griggs (1903) 

The Religion of the Samurai; a Study of Zen Philosophy & Discipline in China & Japan - K Nukariya (1913) 

The Religions of Japan; from the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji - W E Griffis (1912) 

The Sacred Books & Early Literature of the East, Volume 11, Ancient China (1917) 

The Sacred Books & Early Literature of the East, Volume 12, Medieval China (1917) 

The Sacred Books & Early Literature of the East, Volume 13, Japan (1917) 

The Sacred books of China, the Texts of Confucianism Part 1 (1879) 

The Sacred books of China, the Texts of Confucianism Part 2 (1882) 

The Sacred books of China, the Texts of Confucianism Part 3 (1879) 

The Sacred books of China, the Texts of Confucianism Part 4 (1885) 

The Sacred Books of China, the Texts of Tâoism Part 1 (1891) 

Japan, its History, Arts & Literature Volume 3 - F Brinkley (1901) 

Japan, its History, Arts & Literature Volume 4 - F Brinkley (1901) 

Japan, its History, Arts & Literature Volume 5 - F Brinkley (1901) 

Japan, its History, Arts & Literature Volume 6 - F Brinkley (1901) 

Japan, its History, Arts & Literature Volume 7 - F Brinkley (1901) 

Japan, its History, Arts & Literature Volume 8 - F Brinkley (1901) 

Japanese Fairy Tales - T P Williston (1904) 

Japanese Fairy Tales - Y T Ozaki (1903) 

Japanese Fairy World - W Griffis (1880) 

Japanese Folk Stories & Fairy Tales - M F Nixon-Roulet (1908) 

Japanese Treasure Tales - K Tomita & G Ambrose Lee (1906) 

Kami-no-Michi; the Way of the Gods in Japan - H Huntly (1910) 

Kokoro - L Hearn (1905) [German Language] 

Kokoro; Hints & Echoes of Japanese Inner Life - L Hearn (1907) 

Korea, Fact & Fancy - H N Alen (1904) 

Korean Folk Tales; Imps, Ghosts & Fairies - J S Gale (1913) 

Kwaidan; Stories & Studies of Strange Things - L Hearn (1911) 

Legend in Japanese Art - H Joly (1908) 

Legends of Ancient China - (18__) 

Malay Magic - W W Skeat (1900) 

Mito Yashiki, A Tale of Old Japan - A C Maclay (1889) 

Mythological Japan; the Symbolisms of Mythology in Relation to Japanese Art, with Illustrations Drawn in Japan, by Native Artists - AF Otto (1902) 

Myths & Legends of China - E T C Werner (1922) 

Myths & Legends of Japan - F Hadland Davis (1912) 

Myths of China & Japan - D A Mackenzie (1923) 

Occult Japan; or, the Way of the Gods - P Lowell (1894) 

Old-World Japan; Legends of the Land of the Gods - F Rinder (1895) 

Paulownia; Seven Stories from Contemporary Japanese Writers - T Taketomo (1918) 

Researches Into Chinese Superstitions, Volume 1 - H Doré (1914) 

Researches Into Chinese Superstitions, Volume 2 - H Doré (1915) 

Researches Into Chinese Superstitions, Volume 3 - H Doré (1916) 

Researches Into Chinese Superstitions, Volume 4 - H Doré (1917) 

Researches Into Chinese Superstitions, Volume 5 - H Doré (1918) 

Researches Into Chinese Superstitions, Volume 6 - H Doré (1920) 

Researches Into Chinese Superstitions, Volume 7 - H Doré (1922) 

Researches Into Chinese Superstitions, Volume 8 - H Doré (1926) 

The Sacred books of China, the Texts of Tâoism Part 2 (1891) 

The Story of the Geisha Girl - T Fujimoto (1917) 

The Tales of the Sixty Mandarins - P V Ramaswami Raju (1886) 

Tibetan Tales - F A Von Schiefner (1906) 

Warriors of Old Japan & Other Stories - Y T Ozaki (1909) 

Wonder Tales from Tibet - E Jewett (1922) 

Wonder Tales of Old Japan - A L Whitehorn (1912) 


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 ++PLUS++

Also included, a charming collection of 23 Japanese mini Fairy Tale Books.


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This fabulous collection of short, traditional Japanese Fairy Stories was published around the 1890's. Most books are approximately 20 pages in length, feature traditional Japanese tales and each is beautifully illustrated in typical Japanese style.

Examples:

Includes the following:

Battle of the Monkey and the Crab (c1894) 

Hanasaki Jiji (1885) 

Kachi Kachi Mountain (c1894) 

Momotaro Or Little Peachling (c1894) 

My Lord Bag O' Rice (189_) 

Princess Splendor; the Wood-Cutter's Daughter (1889) 

Schippeitaro (c1890) 

The Cub's Triumph (c1894) 

The Enchanted Waterfall (c1890) 

The Fisher-Boy Urashima (c1894) 

The Goblin Spider (c1890) 

The Hare of Inaba (189_) 

The Matsuyama Mirror (c1894) 

The Mouses Wedding (c1894) 

The Ogre's Arm (c1890) 

The Old Man & the Devils (c1894) 

The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom (c1894) 

The Princes Fire-Flash & Fire-Fade (c1894) 

The Serpent With Eight Heads (c1894) 

The Silly Jellyfish (1887) 

The Wonderful Tea Kettle (c1890) 

The Wooden Bowl (c1894) 

Tongue Cut Sparrow (c1894) 


~ABOUT THE DVD~

These are ELECTRONIC BOOKS. You will receive 1 x standard data DVD-R disc containing 153 e-books as stated above. The books are in PDF format which means that you will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to read them. If you don’t have this, you can download it FREE from the Adobe website. If you don't understand this, please contact me prior to purchase.

This is a data DVD for computer use only (requires DVD-Rom drive). It WILL NOT WORK in a CD-Rom drive, an audio CD player or the DVD player connected to your TV.

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