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THE NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA; OR, A DESCRIPTION OF THE FOREST TREES OF THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND NOVA SCOTIA...

THE NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA; OR, A DESCRIPTION OF THE FOREST TREES OF THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND NOVA SCOTIA...

by MICHAUX, Francois Andre and NUTTALL, Thomas

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Used - Ex-Library but with minimal markings: labels and stamps on spine, blindstamp and small ink number to title pages; frontispiece p
Edition
Later Edition
Published
1871
Binding
Hardcover
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Philadelphia: W. M. Rutter & Co., 1871. Later Edition. Hardcover. Ex-Library but with minimal markings: labels and stamps on spine, blindstamp and small ink number to title pages; frontispiece portrait of Michaux trimmed and pasted on the front pastedown of the third volume. Plates generally clean with light foxing to maybe 10% of them, mostly in the Michaux volumes.… Read more about this item
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THE BOTANIST'S REPOSITORY, FOR NEW, AND RARE PLANTS. CONTAINING COLOURED FIGURES OF SUCH PLANTS, AS HAVE NOT HITHERTO APPEARED IN ANY SIMILAR PUBLICATION...

THE BOTANIST'S REPOSITORY, FOR NEW, AND RARE PLANTS. CONTAINING COLOURED FIGURES OF SUCH PLANTS, AS HAVE NOT HITHERTO APPEARED IN ANY SIMILAR PUBLICATION...

by ANDREWS, Henry C

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Used - Fairly large copy in comparison to others sold in the recent past. Occasional minor foxing, toning, or off-setting; some light
Edition
First Edition
Published
1797-1815
Binding
Hardcover
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London: T. Bensley for the author, 1797-1815. First Edition. Hardcover. Fairly large copy in comparison to others sold in the recent past. Occasional minor foxing, toning, or off-setting; some light pencil notes/corrections to some leaves. In all, rather clean and attractive examples of these volumes with the plates generally bright and vivid with offsetting to text. Rubbing and… Read more about this item
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CATALOGUE OF BOTANICAL BOOKS IN THE COLLECTION OF RACHEL McMASTERS MILLER HUNT

CATALOGUE OF BOTANICAL BOOKS IN THE COLLECTION OF RACHEL McMASTERS MILLER HUNT

by QUINBY, Jane & STEVENSON, Allan

Condition
Used - Fine, issued without dustwrapper
Edition
Reprint
Published
[1991]
Binding
Hardcover
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(New York): (Martino Publishing), [1991]. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine, issued without dustwrapper. Two volumes in red cloth; lxxxiv, 517; ccxliv, ix, 655 pages. Reprint of the 1958 and 1961 editions. Illustrated with a few plates. Limited to 400 copies. A useful and authoritative bibliography of one of the greatest collections of botanical books and manuscripts covering the period of… Read more about this item
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COMMENTARII SECUNDO AUCTI, IN LIBROS SEX PEDACII DIOSCORIDIS ANAZARBEI DE MEDICA MATERIA [with APOLOGIA ADVERSUS AMATHUM LUSITANUM]

COMMENTARII SECUNDO AUCTI, IN LIBROS SEX PEDACII DIOSCORIDIS ANAZARBEI DE MEDICA MATERIA [with APOLOGIA ADVERSUS AMATHUM LUSITANUM]

by MATTIOLI, Pietro Andrea

Condition
Used - Old partly scored inscriptions on title page, occasionally heavy marginal soiling and stains, scattered early underscoring, clea
Edition
Third Edition in Latin
Published
1559
Binding
Hardcover
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Venice: Officina Valgrisiana, 1559. Third Edition in Latin. Hardcover. Old partly scored inscriptions on title page, occasionally heavy marginal soiling and stains, scattered early underscoring, clean tear in 2G6, crude marginal restoration on last two leaves. Scratch to front cover. Very Good example of this important and well-illustrated early herbal. Folio in sixes (8-1/2" x 12-1/2") in modern… Read more about this item
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[HERBAL] THE HERBALL OR GENERALL HISTORIE OF PLANTES. GATHERED BY JOHN GERARDE OF LONDON MASTER IN CHYRURGERIE Very Much Enlarged and Ammended by Thomas Johnson, Citizen and Apothecarye of London

[HERBAL] THE HERBALL OR GENERALL HISTORIE OF PLANTES. GATHERED BY JOHN GERARDE OF LONDON MASTER IN CHYRURGERIE Very Much Enlarged and Ammended by Thomas Johnson, Citizen and Apothecarye of London

by GERARDE [GERARD], John

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Used - Original front blank endpaper replaced. Tasteful bookplate of Roger Gates on the front pastedown. Minor loss to the lower blank
Edition
Third Edition
Published
1636
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Hardcover
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London: Adam Islip, Joice Norton & Richard Whitakers, 1636. Third Edition. Hardcover. Original front blank endpaper replaced. Tasteful bookplate of Roger Gates on the front pastedown. Minor loss to the lower blank outside corner of the first dozen or so pages, not close to the text; title page with small repairs. Some old dampstaining, mostly marginal and mostly rather… Read more about this item
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SYMBOLORUM & EMBLEMATUM EX RE HERBARIA DESUMTORUM CENTURIA UNA COLLECTA bound with three others

SYMBOLORUM & EMBLEMATUM EX RE HERBARIA DESUMTORUM CENTURIA UNA COLLECTA bound with three others

by [EMBLEM BOOK] CAMERARIUS, Joachim

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Used - Minor dampstaining at the upper gutter extending toward the center of the page in some instances but usually quite light and nev
Published
1590 [1605]
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Hardcover
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Nuremberg: [Typis Voegelinianis], 1590 [1605]. Hardcover. Minor dampstaining at the upper gutter extending toward the center of the page in some instances but usually quite light and never touching any emblem. Near Fine example of this lovely book. Small quarto (5-1/4" x 7-3/4") bound in full recent antique calf with four raised bands and gilt lettering. Bound with… Read more about this item
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CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY OF THE MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

by HEWETT, Mary Crane (compiler)

Condition
Used - Fine
Edition
Reprint
Published
[1995]
Binding
Hardcover
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Mansfield, CT: M. Martino, [1995]. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine. Two volumes in one; quarto (8-1/4" x 11"); cloth. This excellent catalogue gives detailed collations of 22,000 volumes including a collection of nursery trade catalogues dating back to 1776.
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THESAURUS LITERATURAE BOTANICAE...

by PRITZEL, G. A

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Used - Corners a little bumped. Fine
Edition
Reprint
Published
[1995]
Binding
Cloth
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Mansfield, CT: M. Martino, [1995]. Reprint. Cloth. Corners a little bumped. Fine. Quarto (8-1/4" x 11"); cloth; viii, 576 pages. Limited edition reprint of 150 copies of perhaps the most useful book for tracing a botanical title before 1870. Text in Latin.
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