Isanatori ekotoba 勇魚取繪詞 Drawings and Discussions of Whaling

by Tomokiyo 小山田与清 Oyamada

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First edition

40 double-page woodcuts. 81; 46 pages. Two vols. Large 4to 340 x 228 mm. , orig. stiff pale blue patterned boards, with orig. title-slips one partially torn , orihon binding. Japan : Afterword dated 1829. with :—. Geiniku chōmihō 鯨肉調味方 Ways to Season Whale Meat . 31 folding leaves. 8vo, orig. wrappers with a manuscript title-slip, new stitching. Japan : 1832 . First edition of this

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