EARLY HERBALS FROM THE LIBRARY OF DR. F. W. T. HUNGER VOORSCHOTEN. To be sold by auction November 7,1951
by (Hunger, Dr. F. W. T.)
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Amsterdam, International Antiquariaat, 1951.. 1951.. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed light tan wrappers. The binding is lightly bumped with the spine & extremities darkened and the head and tail of the spine chipped. There is a small, light stain to the rear wrap. 52 pages. Illustrated in black & white with a frontispiece portrait & numerous facsimiles. Part of the surface of the verso of the frontispiece has been rubbed away. The top page corners are lightly bumped. Good. <p>Dr. F. W. T. Hunger was a historian of the botanical sciences,specializing in classical and sixteenth-century herbals. This auction catalog lists forty items from his collection. The text is in English.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31760
- Title
- EARLY HERBALS FROM THE LIBRARY OF DR. F. W. T. HUNGER VOORSCHOTEN. To be sold by auction November 7,1951
- Author
- (Hunger, Dr. F. W. T.)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Amsterdam, International Antiquariaat, 1951.
- Date Published
- 1951.
- Keywords
- NATURAL HISTORY; BOTANY; EARLY HERBALS FROM THE LIBRARY OF DR. F. W. T. HUNGER; ILLUSTRATED AUCTION CATALOG; FACSIMILES; DUTCH COLLECTOR; DUTCH BOTANICAL HISTORIAN; INTERNATIONAL ANTIQUARIAAT.
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About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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