UEHARA, ARITSUGU (KUMAJIRÍ):
Ezo gosen (Ezo (Ainu) wordbook). No place. Published by H›unr›, Kaei 7, Ansei 1 (1854).
. Tall 8vo. (19 x 27.8 cm). Lvs (50). Text printed in Japanese (kanji) and phonetic Ainu words (katakana). Last few pages with phrases. Bound in the traditional Japanese fashion (fukuro-toji). With double-page coloured map and one illustration of two Ainu men. Partly with some wormholes, about fifteen text leaves affected with minor loss. A few annotations in the text. Original wrappers, rubbed and discoloured, printed title label on front cover, Ainu has no written language. The very first Japanese-Ainu language dictionary Ezogosh ( ) was published by Uehara in 1792. It is probably the largest Ainu dictionary produced in the Edo era. This is the charming pocket version. Rare. Not in Cordier.
Charlotte Du Rietz Rare Books
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€ 1600.00 [Appr.: US$ 1742.67 | £UK 1368.5 | JP¥ 260099]
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