Tassei zusetsu 達生圖說 Parturition Illustrated

by Kenzan 近藤謙山 KondŌ

$5,500 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

First edition

31 double-page & 81 single-page woodcuts in the text. .5, 41; 69; 68.5 folding leaves. Three vols. 8vo, orig. semi-stiff wrappers, block-printed title labels, new stitching. Edo, Kyoto, & Osaka: 1858. First edition and most uncommon. “This work on obstetrics…was the work of Kondō Naoyoshi also known as Taizō or Kenzan, 1814-1861 , and was published in 1858. This is Kondo’s only work and little is known about his life: he was an official doctor in

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