The Herball [Herbal] or Generall [General] Historie of Plants.
by Gerarde, John, [Gerard, John]
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- Hardcover
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Fine illustrated and antiquarian Gardening . 2nd. Rev. Ed. Printed by Adam Islip, Joice Norton and Richard Whitakers. 1636. pp.[xxxviii], 1632 with engraved title, over 2,500 wood-block engravings plus Indexes and Table of Virtues. Collated and complete. Folio. Hardback. Seven wood-block engravings hand coloured (not dated but in keeping with the practice of the period). Last leaf professionally remargined with loss to a couple of letters only. Other than marking to some margins, as is common with herbals, and some occ. minor spotting the contents are very clean and nr. fine. More recently handsomely rebound in full calf with raised bands and blind ruling decoration, a trifle marked o/w. fine. A very pleasing copy of Thomas Johnsons expanded version of John Gerardes Herball (first published 1597). It is noteworthy for its many corrections, improvements, additions (Henrey). Johnson indicated where he had made amendments with obelisk and double obelisk symbols.
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- Bookseller
- C.Arden Bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63843
- Title
- The Herball [Herbal] or Generall [General] Historie of Plants.
- Author
- Gerarde, John, [Gerard, John]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 2nd. Rev. Ed. Printed by Adam Islip, Joice Norton and Richard Wh
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fine illustrated and antiquarian Gardening
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About the Seller
C.Arden Bookseller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About C.Arden Bookseller
Around 10,000 books for sale through our bookroom on Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye. We're happy to view and buy books in our specialisms.Located in Hay-on-Wye, the ‘Town of Books’, our focus is on natural history, including the Collins' New Naturalist series, zoology, entomology, ornithology, gardening, botany, bees & beekeeping.We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the senior trade body for dealers in antiquarian and rare books.Opening hours: - Mon. to Fri. 9.30am to 5.00pm - Sat 9.30am to noon
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