de Florian, J.-P. (Jean Pierre) Claris
Ka-no Tomo-nobou (illustrator)
Kadji-ta Han-ko (illustrator)
Kou-bo-ta To-soui (illustrator):
Fables Choisies de Florian. De J.-P. Claris, De Florian, Illustree Par Des Artistes Japonais Sous La Direction De P. Barboutau, Tokio, Volume 2, Paris, Librairie Marpon & Flammarion, E. Flammarion Succ., "Imprime par la compagnie de Shueisha a Tokio," Meiji 28 (1895), small 8vo (6 x 8 in - 15 x 20.1 cm), crepe paper (Ho-sho) folded sheets, spine covered, silk string ties, text in French, 56 pages total including the covers (28 folded pages). There are 24 numbered pages but the numbers do not include the fourteen two page plates (28 pp) and the front and back covers (4 pages). The book is richly illustrated with 14 color woodblocks that span two pages. The cover is a single page color woodblock. The cover woodblock print and the 14 internal double page woodblock prints all have the artist's seal (han). There are 20 small text illustration type black and white woodcut illustrations of birds, animals insects, plants and landscapes interspersed throughout the book. The front cover is nicely illustrated in color. The back cover has two small decorative illustrations (crests). While the front and back covers are folded pages, they are affixed over a stiff but pliable inner piece. This makes the front and back folded pages (covers) much firmer than the internal folded pages which are not reinforced.

The following is found on the inside of the front cover:

Exemplaires De Luxe - Il a ete fait de cet ouvrage un tirage deluxe de deux cents exemplaires numerotes (Nos 1 a 200) sur le papier Japonais Ho-sho. Tous Droits Reserves.

This is the second volume of a two volume set and it is designated "Deuxieme Serie." and in French referred to as "2ème série." The two volumes are quite often found bound into one book.

This book set was issued in a plain paper version:

Fables Choisies de Florian. De J.-P. Claris, De Florian, Illustree Par Des Artistes Japonais Sous La Direction De P. Barboutau, Tokio, Volumes 1 & 2, Paris, Librairie Marpon & Flammarion, E. Flammarion Succ., "Imprime par la compagnie de Shueisha a Tokio," 2 volumes (tomes) generally found bound together into one book, western style (horizontal format, no string ties), plain paper (Tori-noko), Meiji 28 (1895), 8vo (24 x 33.5 cm), hard boards with decorative covering and paste on label, text in French, 30 full page color wood block prints, 72 pages. This version has a limitation statement of 190 copies. The fables and illustrations are different from those found in the crepe paper version.

 
The fourteen chapters of this crepe paper (Ho-sho paper) volume are:

I.     Les Deux paysans et le Nuage. Illustree par Kadji-ta Han-ko.
II.    Le Paon, Les Deux Oisons et le Plongeon. Illustree par Ka-no Tomo-nobou.
III.   Le Charlatan. Illustree par Kadji-ta Han-ko.
IV.    Le Lapin et la Sarcelle. Illustree par Ka-no Tomo-nobou.
V.     La Guenon, le Singe et la Noix. Illustree par Kadji-ta Han-ko.
VI.    Le Paysan et la Riviere. Illustree par Ka-no Tomo-nobou. 
VII.   Les Enfants et Les Perdreaux. Illustree par Kou-bo-ta To-soui.
VIII.  L'Enfant et le Miroir. Illustree par Kou-bo-ta To-soui.
IX.    Le Hibou et le Pigeon. Illustree par Ka-no Tomo-nobou.
X.     Les Deux Voyageurs. Illustree par Kou-bo-ta To-soui.
XI.    Le Philosophe et le Chat-Huant. Illustree par Ka-no Tomo-nobou.
XII.   Le Vieux Arbre et le Jardinier. Illustree par Kou-bo-ta To-soui. 
XIII.  Les Deux Chauves. Illustree par Kadji-ta Han-ko.
XIV.   L'Avare et son Fils. Illustree par Kou-bo-ta To-soui.

 
Seals:

Kadji-ta Han-ko

Ka-no Tomo-Nobou

Kou-bo-ta To-soui

 
Pictures of Title Page & All Pages.

Colophon (inside front cover)

Printed: Meiji 28 (1895).10.13
Distributed/Published: Meiji 28 (1895).10.15

 
The first volume ("Deuxieme Serie") in this set also contains a color woodblock on the front cover and 14 double page woodblock plates internally. For more information on that volume, click here.