A Leaf from the 1583 Rembert Dodoens Herbal Printed by Christopher Plantin

Bliss, Carey S. (Intro. essay)

Published by San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1977

About this Item

One of an edition limited to 385 copies. Folio. 28 pp. Illustrated with b/w drawings (reproductions of the plants depicted in the herbal), plus portraits of Rembert Dodoens and the printer, Christopher Plantin. Cream-colored cloth over boards with gilt titling on the spine; the front panel shows a drawing of Dodoens holding a plant. Red end-papers. Plain cream-colored paper dust jacket showing light wear. Loosely inserted is the four-page (text on only two pp.) prospectus for the book with a horizontal center fold. The original leaf (pp. 305-305) with three woodcuts from the Press of Christopher Plantin is present. A little brown spotting to the covers.

Seller Inventory # MHB-107

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Leaf from the 1583 Rembert Dodoens Herbal Printed by Christopher Plantin
• Publisher: San Francisco: The Book Club of California
• Publication Date: 1977
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good