BURU PURO MANGASHU Volume 7 by Kitazawa, Rakuten - ca. 1931

Tokyo: Atoriesha, Showa 5-6. Very Good. ca. 1931. Hardcover. Decorated cloth covers and endpapers. Numbered pages. Some edgewear to the covers. Text in Japanese. Owner's pencil inscription in English and Japanese on endpaper. Foxing and stains throughout. ; Yasuji Kitazawa (July 20, 1876 – August 25, 1955) , better known by the pen name Rakuten Kitazawa ( Kitazawa Rakuten ) , was a Japanese manga artist and nihonga artist. He drew many editorial cartoons and comic strips during the years from the late Meiji era through the early Showa era. He is considered by many historians to be the founding father of modern manga because his work was an inspiration to many younger manga artists and animators. He was the first professional cartoonist in Japan, and the first to use the term "manga" in its modern sense; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 144 pages .