Kaitai hatsumo 解體發蒙 trans: Explanation of Human Anatomy

by Soshu 三谷笙洲 Mitani

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First edition

1813. Many fine woodcuts printed in color & many with blind-embossing. Five vols. 8vo, orig. patterned mica-speckled wrappers some worming carefully repaired , orig. block-printed title labels on upper covers all the labels a little wormed , new stitching. Osaka: Uozaki Motosaburo & four others & Kyoto: Nishimura Kichibei, 1813. First edition, fine and thick-paper copy with special refined coloring and blind embossing of many of the woodcuts, of

• Binding: Wrappers

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