LOT 98 The Herball or Generall Histories of Plantes ... Very Much Enlarged and Amended by Thomas Johnson. London: Adam Islip, Joice Norton and Richard Whitakers, 1633. GERARD, JOHN. 1545-1612.
Viewed 1044 Frequency
Pre-bid 0 Frequency
Name
Size
Description
Translation provided by Youdao
GERARD, JOHN. 1545-1612.
The Herball or Generall Histories of Plantes ... Very Much Enlarged and Amended by Thomas Johnson. London: Adam Islip, Joice Norton and Richard Whitakers, 1633. Folio (340 x 230 mm). Engraved title page, numerous woodcut illustrations. Rebacked retaining contemporary calf, gilt ruled and titled and decorated in blind, edges gilt. Corners bumped, renewed endpapers, lacking initial and final blank leaves.Provenance: Constance Melanie Hills (bookplate); Dorothy and Clinton Josey (bookplate).FIRST EDITION of Thomas Johnson's expanded version, which corrects many of the errors found in Gerard's original edition of 1597, adding descriptions of some 800 plants and upwards of 650 woodcuts. Johnson's edition gave Gerard's work the importance that it holds in the history of botany. Nissen BBI 698; Hunt 223.
Preview:
Address:
纽约
Start time:
Online payment is available,
You will be qualified after paid the deposit!
Online payment is available for this session.
Bidding for buyers is available,
please call us for further information. Our hot line is400-010-3636 !
This session is a live auction,
available for online bidding and reserved bidding