(Japan) | The traditional Japanese art of tezuma, beautifully depicted

(Japan)

Kiyu. Zoku Tawamuregusa [or Tawaburegusa] [trans: Collection of Magic]. Kyoto: 1795

2 vols., 8vo (220 x 159 mm). 9; 15 folding leaves, one leaf, numerous illustrations, original wrappers and block-printed title labels; modern stitching, wrappers a bit wormed and worn, scattered minor soiling to contents. Housed in a cloth folding case. 

Second edition. An attractively illustrated magic book describing the traditional Japanese magic of tezuma or wazuma. The first volume describes and illustrates 41 kinds of magic tricks, and the second provides a more detailed account of each trick.