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KAEMPFER (ENGELBERT) The History of Japan: Giving an Account of the Antient and Present State of Government of that Empire... together with a Description of the Kingdom of Siam, 2 vol., for the Publisher, and sold by T. Woodward and C. Davis, 1728
1 February 2017, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge£1,500 - £2,500
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KAEMPFER (ENGELBERT)
The History of Japan: Giving an Account of the Antient and Present State of Government of that Empire... together with a Description of the Kingdom of Siam, 2 vol., first edition in English, second issue (with the 'Second Appendix'), translated by J.G. Scheuchzer, titles printed in red and black, additional engraved titles and 45 mostly double-page or folding plates and maps, contemporary calf, neatly rebacked and recornered [Cordier Japonica 414-415], folio (350 x 215mm.), for the Publisher, and sold by T. Woodward and C. Davis, 1728
Footnotes
Kaempfer's "History of Japan was for more than a century the chief source of Western knowledge of the country" (DSB). It includes six appendices, on tea, Japanese paper, acupuncture, moxa, ambergris, and Japan's seclusion policy.