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Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The Bencao gangmu, or 'Great Pharmacopoeia', was an encyclopedic compilation of medicine, natural history and herbology, created, edited and published by Li Shizhen in the late 16th century. The present volumes, the result of the efforts of a large team of modern research scientists over several years, provides annotations, chapter by chapter, of Li's original work, elaborating on such details as chemical compositions, and the pharmacological effects of the compounds listed in the original work. A major reference on Chinese traditional medicine; text in Chinese. Light tanning of pages, which are otherwise completely unmarked. Vol. 1: [unnumbered xix], 18 pp. frontmatter + 42 pp. woodcut reproductions + 1144 pp., Vol. 2: 13 pp. frontmatter + 69 pp. woodcut reproductions + 1178 pp. [pp. 1145-2323]. Two volumes are heavy and will require additional postage. Size: 27 x 19 cm.