Waran bunten
From Kagerou Bunko (ABAJ, ILAB), Tokyo, Japan
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 17 June 2015
From Kagerou Bunko (ABAJ, ILAB), Tokyo, Japan
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 17 June 2015
About this Item
A set of two different books which are a pirate copy of the Dutch Grammaire. Private press copying of Western textbooks of any kind happened frequently in 19th century Japan. Historically, copying Dutch materials that were brought to Japan via Nagasaki is known as rangaku (Dutch studies). The present copy was made by Mitsukuri Genpo (1799-1863), a Bakumatsu scholar, polyglot and polymath. The set consists of The Syntaxis [Syntaxis of Woordvoeging der Nederduitsche Taal], published in 1810 in Groningen, and Grammatica [Grammatica of Nederduitsche Spraakkunst], published in 1822 also in Groningen. Few copies are known to exist. Text in Dutch. 1+1 vols. 25,4x17,7cm. Syntaxis: 2+47 ll. Grammatica: 1+60 ll. Woodblock printed. Ex-owner red stamps on title pages. Oil and water stains. Worn regarding the age. Minor worm holing. Fukuro toji binding. Paper wrappers soiled. Comes with a custom made slip case.Very good to near fine condition. Seller Inventory # 1232
Bibliographic Details
Title: Waran bunten
Publisher: Genpo Mitsukuri [publisher], Tempo 13 (1842) & Kaei 1 (1848).
Publication Date: 1842
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Near Fine
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