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KAMIGAKI, Morikuni; Chuwa Nishimura.
Fusokoku daiissan-Yosan Hiroku [On Silk-Production]
Izumoij Izumi no Jo, Kyoto Kyowa 3 (i.e. 1803). First edition. 3 volumes, complete, numerous woodcut illustrations throughout, Fukuruto-ji, original covers, slighly worn, with printed title-slips, partly lacking, new stitching, occasional fingerstaining, some staining to vol. 2, but generally in good condition, rare.
Illustrated treatise on the rearing of silkworms and the manufacturing of silk. The work traces the history of silk-production to its Chinese origin followed by a step by step account of the manufacturing process. Kerlen 1885.
Price: £ 1750
US Dollar Price: $ 3470
Stock Number: 44824