Hasegawa (Takejiro).- Florenz (Karl) Poetical Greetings from the Far East, some creasing and foxing to covers, chipping and splitting to spine, Tokyo, Hasegawa, 1896; White Aster, light spotting to covers, Tokyo, Hasegawa, 1897, first English editions, translated by Arthur Lloyd, first English editions, first printings with the 10 Hiyoshi-cho address to colophons, colour woodblock illustrations throughout by Shoso, Kason, Yoshimune and Hanko, bound and stitched Japanese-style, housed in original illustrated folding card chemises with original ties and clasps, [Sharf pp.69-70], small 4to (2)

⁂ These were the only two books prepared for Hasegawa by Lloyd who was popular with Japanese publishers as a skilled translator. These two works were among the most popular produced by Hasegawa and would be reprinted by the publisher for well over a decade.