The Herball Or Generall Historie of Plantes...Very much Enlarged and Amended by Thomas Johnson

London: Printed by Adam Islip, Ioice Norton and Richard Whitakers, 1633. Second Edition overall and first Johnson edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Second Edition overall and first Johnson edition. Hardcover. From the Library of Oliver Sacks. "This is the first edition enlarged and edited by Thomas Johnson (1595-1644) who corrected many of Gerard's more gullible errors, and improved the accuracy of the illustrations by using Plantin's woodcuts" (Hunt). "So great had been the progress of botany in the thirty-six years since Gerard's original publication, that Johnson added over eight hundred new species to the list, and seven hundred figures, besides numerous corrections. The work, which contains about 2,850 descriptions, is commonly known by the name 'Gerarde emaculatus,' given to it by Ray. Johnson seems, however, to have completed it in a year" (DNB). ESTC S122165; Hunt 223; Nissen 698; Henrey 155. Includes the famous title page engraved by John Payne featuring Ceres, Pomona, Theophrastus and Dioscorides with John Gerard at bottom in facsimile. Bookplate of George Curtis Leman, He was a Solicitor, cur optus quod habes. One of the greatest herbals existing.
From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so, he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Heavy rubbed and front stain, bumping, repaired, toning throughout, replaced photographic facsimile of title page, repaired dedication pp, otherwise tight, bright, and unmarred. Folio. 188pp. illus (b/w). Engraved title (silver gelatin facsimile), [36], 30, 29-30, 29-1630, [48] pp. Illustrated with over 2500 woodcuts of plants. Half calf over swirl pattern boards. Collation notation on ffep by Eric Korn, complete with the exceptions [9 (blank) 9 (title) and lacking (E, H - I - L ggg ...5I misbound (i.e. pp 1209/10 after 1211/12pp]. Bookplate pasted down.