Engraved frontis. port. of Harris, 14 engraved plates (some folding, one with a short tear without loss) & numerous woodcut illus. in the text. Title in red & black. [463] leaves; [386] leaves. Two vols. Folio, cont. panelled calf (extremities a little worn, some browning as is usual with this book), red morocco lettering pieces on spines (Vol. I label recent & sympathetically done). London: 1704-10.

First edition of the first technical encyclopedia in any language and a landmark in the history of technology. “This was the first general scientific encyclopedia, and for it Harris drew upon some of the... More

Illustrated manuscript on paper. One four-page & 15 double-page paintings in rich colors and two pen & brush illus. on one page. 25 folding leaves. 8vo (241 x 166 mm.), orig. semi-stiff wrappers, manuscript title-slip on upper cover, new stitching. [Japan]: 1750.

Our Kuruma no zu manuscript is richly illustrated with splendid depictions capturing the ceremonial ox-drawn carriages (gissha 牛車) used by the Japanese imperial court and aristocracy from the Heian through the Muromachi periods (794–1573). Our manuscript reflects the intellectual movement of yūsoku kojitsu 有職故実, which emerged in the 18th century as part of an effort by the ruling... More

13 vols. bound in five. 8vo, orig. green patterned semi-stiff wrappers, orig. block-printed title labels on upper covers, new stitching. Edo, Kyoto, & Osaka: Suharaya Mohei et al., 1826.

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—. Kyurumusu kaitaifu 鳩盧模斯解體譜 [Kulmus’s Illustrated Work on Dissection]. Engraved title, 45 copper engraved plates, & one leaf of colophon (pasted on lower wooden board). 8vo, orig. wooden boards in orihon (accordion) format (minor wear to binding), orig. block-printed title-label on upper cover. Kyoto, Edo, & Osaka: Wakayamaya Mosuke et al., 1849.

The revised and greatly enlarged edition of the epoch-making Kaitai Shinsho (1st ed.: 1774)... More