TŌZAN TSŪSHIN ENKAKUSHI 唐山通信沿革志 “Reflections on What China Is”

by TŌZan TsŪShin Enkakushi

$7,500 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

Manuscript on pre-printed paper. Three manuscript maps one on six pages, another on two pages, and one on a single page & six full-page paintings, all finely colored. 78 folding leaves with pre-printed borders. 8vo 276 x 194 mm. , orig. wrappers some repairs , new stitching. Japan : late Edo. An attractive and fascinating manuscript of a text that apparently remains unpublished. It is beautifully illustrated with a series of paintings using brush,

• Binding: Wrappers

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