Wahan shojakukō 倭板書籍考 Bibliography of Japanese Printed Books

by Sōi 幸島宗意 KŌJima

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

First edition

1702. 39, 26, 28, 24, 26 folding leaves. Ten parts in five vols. 8vo, orig. wrappers wrappers a little marked , orig. block-printed title slips on upper covers several defective , new stitching. Kyoto : Kimura Ichirobē 木村市郎兵衛, 1702. First edition of this rare and comprehensive bibliography of early Japanese printed books; it is considered to be one of the best early works on the subject. It is divided into the following subjects: religious

• Binding: Wrappers

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