Author: ADAMS, FRAN‚IS OTTIWELL:
Title: Five Reports on Silk Culture in Japan and one on the Deterioration of Japanese Silk. Presented to the House of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty. 1870 & 1871. London, Harrison and Sons, 1871.
Description: . Silk cultivation was a traditional industry in Japan dating back to ancient times (4th or 5th century). When Japan opened its ports after the Meiji Restoration in 1868 raw silk became Japan's most important export. The drastic increase of production necessitated modernisation of the production method.1. Report by Mr. Adams, secretary to her Majesty's Legation in Japan, on the Central Silk Districts of Japan. Folio. Pp. (ii), 17. With one folding map (tears at fold). Sewn as issued. The paper is very brittle. Title page with paper loss at margins, no text loss. Adams (1825-89) was secretary to the British Legation in Yokohama. He made journeys to the interior of Japan to visit the principal silk districts. This report deals with the first journey in August 1869 and his observations about cultivation of the mulberry tree, the rearing of silkworms and the re-reeling of the silk. No. 1 (1870). 2. Further Report from Mr. Adams on Silk Culture in Japan. Folio. (6). Sewn as issued. Small marginal loss. Deals with the destructive parasite called "uji" and more. No. 2 (1870).3. Further Paper Respecting Silk Culture in Japan. By Harry S. Parkes. Folio. Pp. (8). Sewn as issued. No. 5 (1870).4. Third Report by Mr. Adams on Silk Culture in Japan. Dated August 10, 1870. Folio. Pp. (ii), 16, (1). With seven plates and two folding maps. A few leaves with tears along edges. Sewn as issued. This report deals with the second journey in the summer of 1870 to further investigate the various methods of silk cultivation. Another intention was to investigate the techniques of silk reeling and introduce European machinery to improve the quality of the final product. No. 1 (1871). (First published at the "Japan Mail" Office in Yokohama). 5. Report by Mr. Adams on the Deterioration of Japanese Silk. Pp. (ii), 5. As issued. Small loss to outer margin. A report on the deterioration in the quality of Japanese silk during recent years. According to Adams, this is mainly due to poor reeling and the excessive export of silkworms to Europe. No. 3 (1871). 

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