The Golden Footprints

Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1963. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. Taro Yashima. INSCRIBED BY THE TRANSLATOR AND ILLUSTRATOR TARO YASHIMA on the half-title. A solid, presentable copy to boot of the 1963 3rd American printing. ("This story was translated and adapted by Taro Yashima from 'The Golden Footprints' by Hatoju Muku, a contemporary Japanese writer for children."). Tight and VG+ (very light bubbling to the front panel's lower-edge) in a bright, price-intact (and price-clipped), VG dustjacket, with light abrading along the flap-folds and the panel edges. Thin octavo, nicely illustrated throughout by Taro Yashima.