1772 1st ed Japanese Woodblock Edo Guidebook Topography MAPS Kikuoka Senryo 9v
An interesting Edo and Meiji woodblock-print of ‘Guidebook to Old Edo.’ “Edosunago” is a magazine of the topography and guidebook of the Edo area written by Kikuoka Senryo, a haiku scholar. These nine volumes describe the area around the outer edges of Edo, Asakusa, Imado, and Sanya, Koishikawa, Shibuya and much more. It also describes the history of shrines and temples and famous places around Fukagawa, Honjo and Kokufudai.
This rare 1772 first edition is written in a column handwritten format with furigana usage for easier reading. This edition contains excellent illustrations throughout of maps of Edo and surrounding areas!
1772 1st ed Japanese Woodblock Edo Guidebook Topography MAPS Kikuoka Senryo 9v
An interesting Edo and Meiji woodblock-print of ‘Guidebook to Old Edo.’ “Edosunago” is a magazine of the topography and guidebook of the Edo area written by Kikuoka Senryo, a haiku scholar. These nine volumes describe the area around the outer edges of Edo, Asakusa, Imado, and Sanya, Koishikawa, Shibuya and much more. It also describes the history of shrines and temples and famous places around Fukagawa, Honjo and Kokufudai.
This rare 1772 first edition is written in a column handwritten format with furigana usage for easier reading. This edition contains excellent illustrations throughout of maps of Edo and surrounding areas!
Item number: #10791
Price: $750
SENRYO, Kikuoka
Guidebook to Old Edo (Edosunago) (江戸砂子) (えどすなご)
Edo: Meiwa 9 [1772].
Details:
- Collation: Complete with all pages; 9 volumes in 7 tomes
- References: Iwanami, “Kokusho So Mokuroku, 14095;
- Language: Japanese
- Binding: Softcover; tight & secure
- Size: ~9in X 6.25in (23cm x 16cm)
- Very rare and desirable
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10791
Category
Asia, Africa, & Middle Eastern
Authors
SENRYO, Kikuoka
Printing Date
18th Century
Language
Other
Binding
Softcover
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete