Collins Minta Raphael Sandra (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Jacket Condition: 'Fine' Condition: 'Fine' Notes: Tan dust jacket with botanical illustrations, and title in green and red lettering; 2004, The British Library; 264 pages. Binding is square and solid. Pages are unmarked, clean and unbent.

Two volumes, comprising a folio facsimile volume and a small octavo commentary volume. First edition in this form. The principal volume is reproduced entirely in full colour and bound in full dark green morocco over bevelled boards. The upper board is blocked and lettered in gilt and colours, with raised bands to the spine; the second compartment bears a gilt title, while the remaining compartments are blind tooled. All edges are gilt, with green laid endpapers and a ribbon marker. The accompanying commentary volume is bound in pale green paper-covered boards, with a printed paper label on the upper board, a green buckram spine, and green laid endpapers. Both volumes are housed together in the publisher's green board clamshell box with a printed paper label. Issued in a strictly limited edition of 1,000 numbered copies, of which this example is lettered 'J' as part of 20 additional lettered copies 'not for sale'. Both volumes and the clamshell case are in fine condition throughout. A superb full-colour facsimile of Egerton MS 747, now preserved in the British Library.

Binding designed by David Eccles (illustrator). Facsimile manuscript, 109 numbered leaves, and commentary book, 76 pages in presentation slipcase. Number 148 of a limited edition of 1000. Bound by Smith Settle of Otley. First Thus, limited edition. Facsimile manuscript bound in full goatskin with coloured leather onlays over bevelled boards, four raised bands with gilt title to front and spine, full gilt edges, ribbon; Commentary bound in quarter buckram with paper and paper title label to front. 40cm x 27 cm. Pencil annotation to half title of commentary book, both books are in fine condition. Buckram bound slicase with small mark to front, very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. A large stunning goatskin leather bound hardback book, with gilt titles on both front board and spine, set beautifully in a presentation green box, along with a smaller book titled "Tractatus de Herbis Commentary". Both books are in exceptionally good condition, as new and as the books are used, normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. Published by The Folio Society in 2002, this facsimile edition has been reproduced from the manuscript "Egerton MS 747 in the British Library through digital photography by Laurence Pordes, printed at The Bath Press, Glasgow, on Phoenix Motion Xenon Paper. This specific edition of 1000 copies has been bound for members of The Folio Society by Smith Settle of Otley in full goatskin leather, with leather onlays, over bevelled boards, blocked with a design by David Eccles, with handmade laid paper endleaves from Fabriano mill. This is copy number 781 of 1000. The smaller book titled "Tractatus de Herbis Commentary" is set in Ehrhart at The Folio Society, printed in Great Britain by The Bath Press, Bath, on St Paul's Wove paper, and bound by them in buckram with Fabriano Roma paper sides. Beautiful gilt edge to papers. Please note as this is a large heavy item once packaged with care for shipping, postage/shipping may increase from listed postage/shipping price depending on final destination. The magnificent "Tractatus de Herbis" reproduced for the first time, is one of the many rare and precious manuscripts in the collection of the British Library. Its an illustrated herbal, which comes from a collection of pharmacological texts written in Southern Italy around AD 1300, known as British Library, Egerton MS 747. The herbal is a unique link in the transmission of knowledge of medicinal simples between the ancient world and modern times and is particularly important because it is the first surviving, and probably the original, manuscript of the "Tractatus de herbis" type. It combines a vast corpus of information about plants and their medical uses, inherited from Greek, Roman and Arabic sources, with paintings of plants which in their observation of nature, anticipate modern botanical illustrations. An exceptional work of art, that truly embodies the wonderful work of artists, historians, publishers, editors, printers, book-binders alike, and the past human society that had the foresight to put the original manuscript together for us and future generations. A true treasure of past and future knowledge bound in one book.