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KAEMPFER, Engelbert; translated by Jean-Gaspar SCHEUCHZER. HISTOIRE NATURELLE, CIVILE, ET ECCLESIASTIQUE DE L'EMPIRE DU JAPON ... OUVRAGE ENRICHI DES PLANS & DES CARTES NECESSAIRES. TOME PREMIER. Amsterdam: Herman Uytwerf, 1732. Volume One of three. 12mo., lxx + [2] + 312 pp., + frontis. & 3 folding maps. Calf, raised bands; hinges cracked, boards chipped. Blindstamp to ffep. Inscriptions on verso of frontispiece: "To D[?] Donne par mon Oncle Peter / Catherine de Chapeaurouge nee Joyeaux[?]" Frontispiece engraving: angel [?] with book instructing man and woman, with cherub assisting; globe, map, artifacts. Map of Japan (plate III) has closed tear at inner/left edge, no loss to image. Translated from German to French, with author's preface, and life of the author and notes on translation by the translator. Volume one only. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of KAEMPFER, Engelbert : HISTOIRE NATURELLE, CIVILE, ET ECCLESIASTIQUE DE L'EMPIRE DU JAPON. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including atlases, livres illustrées, out-of-print books, libri antichi and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |