Sanshôkan shujin: Minka nichiyo, Kôeki hiji taizen [Secret matters of everyday private use].

5 vol., each about 50 pp. b/w text and ill. (some wormholes).

Four-hole binding, 25,5 x 18 cm (covers rubbed).

The bestseller from the late Edo period, an examination of the useful things that the people of Edo used in their daily lives. The information gathered covers all aspects of daily life, including the treatment of illness, agriculture, weather, housing, clothing, calendars, fortune-telling, cooking, etc., in 17 categories, with approximately 1.000 items.