Historiae Naturalis de Insectis
Joh. Jonstonus; John Jonston; Johannes Jonstonus; Jan Jonston
From ecbooks, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since August 26, 1999
From ecbooks, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since August 26, 1999
About this Item
A fair copy of the extremely scarce Insectis section of Jan Jonston's famous work Historiae Naturalis. Jonston (1603-1675) studied botany and medicine and was a doctor. This copy is classed as 'fair' because it has been rebound in plain buckram binding without the title page, and the paper is very soft and lightly stained to the bottom outer corner margin. Contents are otherwise complete with 28 full page plates. The binding is clean and sound with gilt titles to spine. Contents: new endpapers; dedication 1p; Preface with plate list 3pp; Referenda ad pagninam 2pp with Plate I; text liber I pp 1-84; liber II 85-128; liber III 129-138; liber IV 139-147 with 27 further plates placed with relevant text; index 1p. Interestingly the final section includes starfish and seahorses. The contents are in very good clean condition apart from the paper damage mentioned above which has resulted in crumbling to the bottom corner of the dedication and preface leaf. Seller Inventory # 032803
Bibliographic Details
Title: Historiae Naturalis de Insectis
Publisher: Joannem Jacobi fil. Schipper
Publication Date: 1657
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
Edition: 2nd Edition
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