Kishoku ihen 機織彙編 [Manual of Textile Technology during the Edo Period].
Numerous fine and highly detailed full-page woodcut illus. in the text. 100 folding leaves. Five parts in two vols. 8vo, orig. yellow patterned wrappers, orig. block-printed title labels on upper covers, new stitching. N.p.: Preface dated 1829, [published 1830].
A very fine set; this edition is rare, with no copy located by WorldCat in North America. Ozeki (1781-1845), a fiefdom lord of Kurobanehan in today’s Tochigi Prefecture, was particularly interested in technology and science. He was active as an innovator in developing the agricultural and industrial activities of his region. After his retirement, he moved to Edo and... More