Kono Bairei (1678-1757) Chigusa no Hana [1000 varieties of flowers] Best of the West aussi bien que celles de

aussi bien que celles de Teixera

purchased September 1984

perhaps a reference to the fabled El Dorado

and coastal features that were critical to trade and exploration

Spurred by the interests of the Hudson's Bay Company

Kono Bairei (1678-1757) Chigusa no Hana [1000 varieties of flowers] Best of the West aussi bien que celles deKono Bairei (1678 1757) Chigusa no Hana (trans. 1000 varieties of flowers) Tokyo: Tanaka Jihei, 1862 Stitched cloth with blue paper boards, blue cloth clamshell box, blue morocco lettering piece. Volume iii of 3. Octavo 242 x 165mm 47 colored woodblock plates on 54 leaves (including 7 diptych plates.) Stitched with cloth head bands within limp blue paper covered boards, later calligraphic title on mounted section on upper cover (some light scuffing