Manuscript on paper, entitled in J. “Izō shomoku”; Ch. “Yi cang shu mu” 醫藏書目 “List of Medical Books”

by Zhongchun 殷仲春 Yin

$2,950 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

59 folding leaves. Two parts in one vol. 8vo 265 x 180 mm. , orig. yellow wrappers, new stitching. Japan : from the last page in trans. : “copied from a copy made in 1656 from the Chinese edition.” A fine manuscript copy, with additions, of the earliest bibliography of Chinese medical books, written by Yin 1541-1621 . One of the four Prefaces was written by Chen Yidian 陳懿典 undated . Chen’s Preface traces the history of the concept of

• Binding: Wrappers

Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.