Text title : Ryūkyū monogatari denshinki 琉球譚伝真記 True Tales of Ryukyu, Passed Down

by Beizanshi 米山子

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First edition

Four double-page woodcuts & woodcuts in the text. 26 folding leaves. 8vo, orig. semi-stiff wrappers, new stitching. Japan : Preface dated 1832. First edition, and very rare, of this well-illustrated work on Ryukyu, providing a history of the kingdom and introducing its geography, culture, folklore, and gods. The four double-page woodcuts depict Shuri, the king’s principal castle in Naha, the capital city of the Ryukyu kingdom; a map of the 36 islands of

• Binding: Wrappers

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