Garden City, N.J.: Doubleday, 1961. [1st ed.]. Large octavo with red and blue half-cloth boards with gilt stamping; blue and white jacket; 62 pages; illustrations 25 cm; red cloth slipcase Price clipped jacket in very good condition showing slight age toning, sunning to spine; small closed tear on back and small dampstains; a very good (+) copy with some slight edgewear; slipcase is sunned and mildly edgeworn, still very good.
The story of a Japanese girl who got a glass float (for fishing) for her birthday, instead of the doll she had hoped for. Delightful ink illustrations, often full-page, accompany this story of luck, fortune, family and growing up."This is a warm and charming story, beautifully illustrated by a Japanese artist, giving real-life glimpses of modern Japanese family life." --Jacket.
