Japanese Botany During the Period of Woodblock Printing

Language: English

Published by Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, 1961

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Japanese Botany During the Period of Wood-Block Printing By Harley Harris Bartlett and Hide Shohara Los Angeles: Dawson’s Book Shop, 1961 Separately published reprint from The Asa Gray Bulletin Hardcover in green boards Illustrated Condition: Near Fine A substantial study of Japanese botanical literature and illustration during the era of woodblock printing. Bartlett and Shohara examine historical botanical and agricultural works, providing a reference at the intersection of plant science, Japanese book history, and illustration. The study remains useful to botanical historians and rare-book specialists: the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation cites it in discussing Japanese botanical illustration, and specialist booksellers use it to describe important early Japanese agricultural books. Published by Dawson’s Book Shop in 1961, reprinted from The Asa Gray Bulletin, new series, Vol. 3, pages 289–561. Hardcover in green boards. A valuable, useful & comprehensive bibliographic reference work addressing Japanese woodblock illustrated books pertaining to botany. This superb resource illustrates and describes over 100 titles. It gives full bibliographical description, with English translation, cites Latin names of botanical examples, illustrates many books & has a valuable commentary on each. With indices of Japanese artist/author, Japanese title, scientific name of plants. Cross references cited, with a copious bibliography. Divided into two parts per the subtitle. This highly useful bibliography is coveted by collectors of Japanese woodblock printed books and also Japanese [and Chinese] botany. This is the one and only comprehensive source, showing examples from the actual books. Condition: Near Fine. Please review photos for details.…

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Title
Japanese Botany During the Period of Woodblock Printing
Author
Harley Harris Bartlett ; Hide Shohara
Publisher
Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles
Publication year
1961
Condition
Near fine
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Item weight
1.5 pounds
Seller catalogs
Asian Art, Nature, Vintage (1940-1985)

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I unearth paper treasures for your reading pleasure. I started selling books when my father left me his vintage paperback collection, almost 25 years ago. I grade condition conservatively and do my best to convey all flaws, and to respond quickly to questions. When issues arise, I do my best to come up with solutions that keep both parties happy. When I'm not panning for gold in thrift stores and estate sales, I'm listening to records, hanging out with my family, or playing tabletop games.

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