Manuscript On Paper Entitled On Manuscript Label On Upper Cover Ninjin Shiki Jii Sohan Cho Zen The

by Senshun So

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37 folding leaves. Two parts in one vol. 8vo 242 x 164 mm. , orig. semi-stiff blue wrappers, new stitching. Japan : late Edo. The doctor and botanist Senshun So 1758-1834 , was the author of Seikei zusetsu An Illustrated Book of Agricultural Things , the great agricultural and botanical work issued in the early years of the 19th century. It is an encyclopedic survey of all the agricultural products and practices of Japan. He served the Satsuma

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