KAEMPFER, Engelbert.
Histoire Naturelle, Civile, et Ecclésiastique de l'Empire du Japon:
Composée en Allemand ... & traduite en François sur la Version Anglaise de Jean-Gaspar Scheuchzer.
Description
First edition in French, 2 vols in one, folio (38.8 x 25.2 cm). Titles printed in red and black with engraved vignettes. Engraved frontispiece, one head-piece, 45 engraved plates, plans and maps (mostly double-page or folding). Engraved title margin browned, occasional very minor spotting or browning. Contemporary speckled calf gilt (minor wear to joints and extremities), an excellent example.
Bibliography
Brunet III, 638; Cordier (Japonica), 416; Cox I, p. 332-333; DSB VII, 204-5; Jones Checklist, 433; Nordenskiöld 514; Quérard IV, p. 282; Wroth 90 (map).
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