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1612987027
Description
Illustrated book, vol. 1 from a set of two volumes. Fifteen compositions, each containing plants, two types of insect and two poems. Covers: Original, buff-coloured, printed with brown Chinese bellflower and "seven treasure" pattern, embossed textile weave. Title slips: Original, printed with "Ehon mushi erabi, jo, ge" on pink slips printed with crimson birds and tendril pattern, pasted in top centre of covers [damaged]. Contents: (vol. 1) 10 leaves: 3 pages preface, 8 double-page illustrations, 1 blank single page; (vol. 2) 9 leaves: 1 blank single page; 7 double-page illustrations, 1 single page advertisement & publisher's colophon; 2 single pages postscript; advertisement pasted inside back cover. With slight mica. Inscribed, signed and sealed. See also JIB.137. Colour woodblock-printed.
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