Juyaku Shinsho 十藥神書 in Chinese: Shi yao shen shu; Ten Proven Prescriptions for Pulmonary Tuberculosis

by Qiansun 葛乾孫 Ge, or Kejiu

$4,500 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller · No longer available

First edition

Twelve full-page woodcuts & numerous woodcuts in the text. 36 folding leaves. Two parts in one vol. 8vo, orig. blue wrappers wrappers rubbed & somewhat wormed , orig. block-printed title label on upper cover no longer present, modern stitching. “Ichijo-dori” a street in Kyoto : Tomikura Tahei, 1690. First edition of this early and rare book providing prescriptions for treatments in the different stages of tuberculosis. The author describes ten

• Binding: Wrappers

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