68 folding pre-printed leaves. 8vo (240 x 162 mm.), orig. wrappers (wrappers a little rubbed & discolored), new stitching. [Japan]: late 19th or very early 20th century.

In Japan’s rapid industrialization following the Meiji Restoration, improved methods of the preservation of fish, for domestic consumption and for export, became extremely important.

This notebook contains highly detailed notes taken by an anonymous auditor who attended three lectures on seafood preservation. Throughout the notebook, the auditor has made dozens of small marginal and text illustrations of fish, their parts, techniques of breaking down fish, preservation equipment and processing buildings, and tools and... More