{"product_id":"japanese-myths-legends","title":"Japanese Myths \u0026 Legends","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis enthralling collection brings together 50 ancient tales  from  Japanese mythology, presented in a hardback gift edition  with  gold cover embossing and stencilled page edges. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese  tales were gathered and retold by 19th century traveler and naturalist  Richard Gordon Smith. During  his journeys around Japan, Smith recorded  ancient Japanese myths and  legends in his personal diaries. The result  is a fascinating collection  of historical legends and magic realist  tales from all over Japan, with themes including ghosts,  unrequited  love, Shinto landscape, tree and ocean spirits, samurai  culture and  tales driven by Bushido and Buddhist ethics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis ornate hardback edition features \u003cb\u003egold embossing\u003c\/b\u003e on the font and back cover, \u003cb\u003efull-colour endpaper designs\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eivory pages\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003estencilled page-edges\u003c\/b\u003e, making a wonderful collectible edition for any mythology lover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE SERIES:\u003c\/b\u003e The \u003ci\u003eCollectible Myth and Legends\u003c\/i\u003e  series contains luxurious gold embossed gift editions of classic myth  and legends from around the world, featuring full-colour endpaper  designs, ivory pages and striking stencilled page edges.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57395093700990,"sku":"NW9781398847552","price":13.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781398847552.jpg?v=1778629326","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/japanese-myths-legends","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}