Jūkō Tōka ben’yō 重校痘科辨要 Essentials of the Treatment of Smallpox

by Zuisen 池田瑞仙 Ikeda

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Several woodcut illus. in the text. Ten vols. in six. 8vo, orig. semi-stiff wrappers, orig. block-printed title label on upper covers, new stitching. Edo, Kyoto, & Osaka: 1821. Second edition 1st ed.: 1788 , gathering for the first time three important texts see below by Ikeda on Chinese vaccination. Ikeda 1735?-1816 was a member of a prominent family of physicians most famous for their smallpox treatments, which they kept secret. He studied with

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