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First Edition
Condition: New. 2024. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . .
Published by Routledge,, London,, 1953
First Edition
US$ 55.37
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. No Dustjacket. 8vo. pp viii, 320. Medieval history. Slight rubbing, very slight soiling otherwise decent VG copy.
Published by Guilielmum Blaeu, Amsterdami [i.e. Amsterdam], 1632
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First Edition
US$ 449.89
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Add to basketFirst edition. [18], 501pp, [9]. Contemporary vellum, yapp edges. Faded manuscript title to spine. Rubbed and marked, staining to top edge. Pastedowns sprung, hinges exposed. Some staining to RFEPs, otherwise internally clean and crisp. The first edition of Polish naturalist and physician John Jonston's (1603-1675) Thaumatographia naturalis, or Natural Thaumatography. A scholar of Scottish descent, Jonston would publish this work whilst on an extensive expedition abroad with his pupil, Polish noble BogusÅaw LeszczyÅsk, and several other sons of Commonwealth magnates. In this work of 'thaumatography', interpreted as a description of the wonders of the natural world, Jonston's botanical and medical qualifications shine; he leads the reader through natural philosophy, from the heavens, elements and meteorology, down to the minutiae of plants, birds, fish, and man himself. Size: 12mo.