A Leaf from the 1583 Rembert Dodoens Herbal printed by Christopher Plantin. (Stirpium Historiae)
Published by The Book Club of California, San Francisco, 1977
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Alkahest Books, Deerfield, IL, U.S.A.Alkahest Books
AbeBooks seller since April 26, 2001
Condition: Used - Fine
US$ 400.00
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Publication # 156 of The Book Club of California. With a leaf from the Stirpium Historiae, Antwerp, 1583. Folio, [vi] 28 [4]. 1 leaf One of 385 copies designed and printed by Grant Dahlstrom. Cream-colored cloth with gilt spine titles and design on top cover in green. Plain tan dust wrapper. Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. The leaf included in this copy is from Pemptatis Quartae | Lib II. pages 525 / 526. There are four woodcuts of plants and their descriptions in Latin. The first is Linum Sylvestre on p. 525; the next, on the same page, is De Cannabe, with two woodcuts: Cannabis Sterilis and Cannabis Foeunda. The verso, page 526, continues and concludes the description of De Cannabe, and includes the next woodcut and entry for De Foenograeco (fenugreek). The book includes chapters on : A Brief History of Early Herbals; a chapter on Robert Dodoens, the next, a chapter on Christopher Plantin; a chapter on Dodoens's Herbal of 1583, Acknowledgments; Bibliography. There are reproductions of woodcut portraits of Dodoens and Plantin, as well as woodcuts of other herbs from the book. Does not include prospectus. Cannabis, Marijuana. Studio.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- A Leaf from the 1583 Rembert Dodoens Herbal printed by Christopher Plantin. (Stirpium Historiae)
- Author
- Dodoens, Rembert. With a short essay by Carey S. Bliss.
- Publisher
- The Book Club of California, San Francisco
- Publication year
- 1977
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- hardcover
- Edition
- limited edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Herbal
Alkahest Books
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