Japanese Feudal Laws (1913) - The Tokugawa Legislation, IV: The Edict in 100 Sections [Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, Vol. XLI Part V
Tokyo: The Asiatic Society of Japan, 1913. First Printing. Hardcover. 9 x 6 inches, cloth backed boards, about very good, light wear to spine cloth, boards a bit rubbed and quite tanned and darkened, contents very good, some toning. Paginated 683-878 pp. Most of the volume is taken up with Hall's study and translation of the Edict in 100 Sections, laws enacted first in the 18th century. Includes quite a number of plates, several double page, of punishments (torture, crucifixion, decapitation, burning at the stake, etc.) and a double-page plate of various prison tattoo marks that could be the progenitor of Yakuza gang tattoos. Very uncommon. Very good. Item #H29550
Price: $125.00