Stock ID #171438 羇旅漫録一名馬琴道中記. [Kiryo manroku ichimei Bakin dochuki]. [Kyokutei Bakin's Travel Essays to Kyoto]. BAKIN KYOKUTEI, 曲亭馬琴.
羇旅漫録一名馬琴道中記. [Kiryo manroku ichimei Bakin dochuki]. [Kyokutei Bakin's Travel Essays to Kyoto].
羇旅漫録一名馬琴道中記. [Kiryo manroku ichimei Bakin dochuki]. [Kyokutei Bakin's Travel Essays to Kyoto].
羇旅漫録一名馬琴道中記. [Kiryo manroku ichimei Bakin dochuki]. [Kyokutei Bakin's Travel Essays to Kyoto].

羇旅漫録一名馬琴道中記. [Kiryo manroku ichimei Bakin dochuki].
[Kyokutei Bakin's Travel Essays to Kyoto].

東京. [Tokyo]. 須原鉄二. [Suhara, Tetsuji]. 明治 16 [ 1883]. Stock ID #171438

Black and white illustrations, 204 + 2pp, hardback, 18.5 x 13cm, prior owner's signature on end paper. Some light foxing endpapers and very occasionally in text, pictorial paper covered boards and plain blue cloth spine showing some wear and marking. Still a sound and otherwise good copy.

Kyokutei Bakin (1767 - 1848) was a best-selling author who published many books in Edo period. This book with a beautifully illustrated cover is a collection of 157 short essays which he wrote during his trip to Kyoto from Tokyo in 1803. He wrote about various incidents, impressions, sceneries, personalities and culture which he observed during the journey. Some interesting illustrations are included in the book. This edition was published in 1883 by his descendants. Text in Japanese.

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