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Los Angeles 1961, Dawson's. Green cloth, very good, 267+3p., index, bibliography, 103 b.w. photos, co-author Hide Shohara exact reprint of the first Asa Gray Bulletin edition, bit of minor foxing inside covers else clean, solid. SECOND EDITION *** *** *** . . . JAPANESE BOTANICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE LIST . . . OF WOODBLOCK PRINTED BOOKS . . * SUBTITLE: continued: . "An Exhibition of Japanese Books & Manuscripts, Mostly Botanical, Held at the Clements Library of the University of Michigan, in Commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary [1954] of the First Treaty Between the United States and Japan." . * WHO WAS HARLEY H. BARTLETT [1886-1960]: Was a botanist who worked United States Department of Agriculture, he joined the botany department of the University of Michigan in 1915 as an acting assistant professor. He became Director of the Michigan Botanical Gardens in 1919, and full professor in 1921. In that year he traveled extensively throughout Southeast Asia, gaining interest in Asian botanicals. . * A most valuable, useful & comprehensive bibliographic reference work addressing Japanese woodblock illustrated books pertaining to botany. . This superb resource illustrates and describes over 100 titles. It gives full bibliographical description, with English translation, cites Latin names of botanical examples, illustrates many books & has a valuable commentary on each. . With indices of Japanese artist/author, Japanese title, scientific name of plants. Cross references cited, with a copious bibliography. Divided into two parts per the subtitle. This highly useful bibliography is coveted by collectors of Japanese woodblock printed books and also Japanese [and Chinese] botany. This is the one and only comprehensive source, showing examples from the actual books. . *** THE CO-AUTHOR: Co-author was Hide Shohara, a Japanese who assisted Bartlett in reading, understand the Japanese botanicals used to create this excellent bibliography. . *** THE EDITIONS: The FIRST EDITION was issued by Asa Gray Bulletin, Ann Arbor 1961, in original stiff white wrappers. Our copies are from this edition, rebound preserving the original covers, in green cloth. . THE SECOND EDITION: This was published by Dawson's Book store, Los Angeles, 1961, a reprint of the First Edition. . *** NOTE: We maintain an extensive selection of 19th century and earlier Ehon [woodblock printed books] on wide variety of subjects, including medicine, pharmaecopia, botany, natural history, birds, flowers, history, Samurai, arms & armor and many other subjects. Please visit our website and register or download your choice of color-illustrated catalogs. . *** REFERENCES: H.H. BARTLETT: m.do?itemId=P0037357 . rtlett_HH.htm * E. D. Merrill et al: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF EASTERN ASIATIC BOTANY and supplement by E. H. Walker. Please check with us as we may have a copy of this title in stock. . ***. Seller Inventory # 85011004
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