The Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes

by John Gerard

A$13,500 · Offered by Hordern House

London: Adam Islip, Joice Norton, and Richard Whitakers, 1636. Thick folio, with more than 2500 woodcut illustrations of plants, as well as numerous other woodcut decorations; contemporary sprinkled calf, spine ornately gilt in wide compartments, red morocco label. With more than 2500 botanical woodcuts

• Binding: Leather

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