49.5; 31; 57 folding leaves. Three vols. 8vo, orig. semi-stiff wrappers, orig. title-slips, new stitching. Kyoto: Igakuin zōhan 醫學院藏版, 1786.

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—. Igakuin gakuhan nihen 醫學院學範二編 [Curriculum of Igakuin, Second Series]. 38; 28.5; 18; 23; 17.5 folding leaves. Three vols. in five. 8vo, orig. semi-stiff wrappers, orig. title-slips, new stitching. Kyoto: Kasai Ichirōbē 葛西市郎兵衛, 1798.

First edition, and a rare complete set of both series. The Igakuin school of medicine of Kyoto was founded in 1782 (or 1784) by Hata (1721-1804), a successful doctor in Kyoto and physician to Empress Go-Sakuramachi 後桜町天皇. The school’s teachings were initially conservative... More