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[EHON - BOTANICAL] Iwasaki Tsunemasa : HONSO^ ZUFU

[EHON - BOTANICAL] Iwasaki Tsunemasa. HONSO ZUFU. 25.6 X 17.5 cm. [n.p, n.d. Taisho era, Japan] String-bound Japanese-style fukuro toji, 3 volumes from the printed series of 93 volumes (plus a 2 volume index). A small part of Iwasaki's classic work of botanical classification, which was begun in woodcut, then continued in manuscript form during the mid-19th Century. It was finally edited by Shirai and published in final form, printed by color woodblock, in 1920-22. [See Bartlett & Shiohara for much more on this important work] The volumes here included are: Volumes 27, 28 & 29. The impressions and condition are very good. Very lovely group., Very Good