Zōyaku Hasshi seiyō 增譯八刺精要 [Explanation of the Eight Methods of Bloodletting].
Three woodcut illus. in Vol. III. 30; 26; 22.5 folding leaves. Three vols. 8vo, orig. semi-stiff yellow wrappers, orig. title slips, new stitching. [Japan]: colophon: 1825.
Second edition, greatly enlarged by Sasaki Chūtaku 佐佐木仲澤 (1790-1846). This is a rare book.
In 1822, Ōtsuki Gentaku (1757-1827), the noted physician who compiled the first Dutch grammar in the Japanese language, published his translation of Heister’s writings on bloodletting, selected from a Dutch edition of the famous Chirurgie. Ōtsuki’s book, entitled Shiraku hen, was then revised and much enlarged by Sasaki and published in the present work. The three illustrations depict... More