Eidai setsuyo mujinzo : shinso ryoten

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  • 1831
By HORI, Gennyusai; KAWABE Soyo; HORI, Genpo and Yasu
1831. HORI, Gennyusai; KAWABE Soyo; HORI, Genpo and Yasuyuki MORIKAWA. Eidai Setsuyo Mujinzo: shinso ryoten. Unpaginated, profusely illustrated in black and white and with 6 double-page and 1 single-page coloured woodcuts. 4to, 259 x 190 mm., contemporary cloth wrappers. [Tokyo]: Suharaya Mohe; Kyoto: Fugetsu Shozaemon, 1831. A fine copy of this fascinating, profusely illustrated, pre-Perry encyclopedia covering a variety of aspects of life in Japan including history, dress, currency, weapons, theatre, food, drink, mathematics, games and samurai. OCLC lists just one copy worldwide at UCLA.

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Eidai setsuyo mujinzo : shinso ryoten

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HORI, Gennyusai; KAWABE Soyo; HORI, Genpo and Yasu

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1831


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