Numerous woodcut illus. 13 juan in 16 vols. 8vo, bamboo paper (some loss of text in Preface), new wrappers, new stitching. [China]: Hao ran lou 浩然樓, [1717] (date of Preface).

Second edition of an extensive work on sores and ulcers. The first edition was reportedly privately published in 1569, but we find no copy in WorldCat.

The book is wide-ranging in its coverage and contains many illustrations. In juan 1, we are shown symptoms of the mouth, tongue, teeth, and throat. Throughout, the descriptions of symptoms are followed by lists of prescriptions. In juan 4, we find an... More