1850. Ohara Todo (1746-1821), author. Todo Ihitsu. Wakayama, O^saka, Kyo^to, Edo. 6 volumes. complete. Todo was a samurai scholar from the Kii peninsula. As the tile would indicate, these are posthumous records of his extensive research in botany and natural history. It would appear that there was an intention to..... More
1917. [EHON] Tanigami Kônan 谷上廣南, artist. Seiyô SOKA ZUFU 西洋草花図譜. Kyoto: Unsôdô 芸艸堂, Taishô 6 [1917]. 5 volumes. Orihon folding albums, each 27.8 x 18.8 cm, in green boards with printed paper title labels. There are two "Spring" volumes, bound separately, two "Summer" volumes, then "Fall" & "Winter" are bound together..... More
1827. GOEBEL, Friedemann. PHARMACEUTISCHE WAARENKUNDE. Eisenach: Johann Friedrich Barecke, 1827-34. Two quarto volumes. 28 x 23.5 cm. 71 hand-colored illustrations from nature by Ernst Schenk. Ex-library, the only marks being a perforated stamp and an ink stamp to title pages. Very faint dampstain to bottom right corner a few signatures..... More
1841. MATTSON, Morris. THE AMERICAN VEGETABLE PRACTICE, OR A NEW AND IMPROVED GUIDE TO HEALTH, DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF FAMILIES. Boston: Daniel L. Hale, 1841. Illustrated with ten black and white medical illustrations and 26 full-page colored botanical illustrations, all called for. Two volumes in one. xii, 706 pp..... More