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Add to basketLondon 1834, Parbury. Full calf, raised bands, gilt stamped spine decorations, text in French, 460p., index, chronology a bright copy, Japanese text characters, ca. 22 x 28 cm. FIRST & ONLY EDITION R A R E Translation of the "Nippon O-dai Ichiran" [Chronology of Japanese Rulers] by Hayashi Shunsai, which was originally published in 1663. . * According to the preface the translation was made with the help of three Japanese interpreters at Nagasaki, who gave Titsingh an oral Dutch translation. Klaproth subsequently checked Titsingh's manuscript against the original Japanese text, revised it and produced a supplement for the period covering 1611-1834. . * A very important Dutch Deshima study & translation of an important study on Japan's early Imperial history. With notes and preface by M.J. Klaproth: "D'un Apercu de L'Histoire Mythologique du Japon." . * REFERENCE: H. Cordier: JAPONICA: 450. . *.
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Add to basketParis 1834, Oriental Translation Fund. Green pebbled cloth, spine neatly rebacked in matching green goat leather, gold stamped spine titles, 458p., index, large format, 22 x 29.5 cm., small stamp on title page. FIRST & ONLY EDITION Translation of the "Nippon O-dai Ichiran" [Chronology of Japanese Rulers] by Hayashi Shunsai, which was originally published in 1663. . * According to the preface the translation was made with the help of three Japanese interpreters at Nagasaki, who gave Titsingh an oral Dutch translation. Klaproth subsequently checked Titsingh's manuscript against the original Japanese text, revised it and produced a supplement for the period covering 1611-1834. . * A very important Dutch Deshima study & translation of an important study on Japan's early Imperial history. With notes and preface by M.J. Klaproth: "D'un Apercu de L'Histoire Mythologique du Japon." . * REFERENCE: H. Cordier: JAPONICA: 450. . *.