A leaf from the 1583 Rembert Dodoens herbal printed by Christopher Plantin

Carey S Bliss; Rembert Dodoens; Christophe Plantin

Published by San Francisco, Calif. The Book Club of California, 1977

About this Item

Limited edition."385 copies of this book have been printed for the members of the Book Club of California by Grant Dahlstrom"--Colophon. Folio( 37 cm.) 28 pp : illustrations. Contains an original leaf from the Stirpium historiae (Dodoens's great herbal of 1583)Antwerp, 1583 -- Contents: Ch. I. A brief history of early herbals --Ch. II. Rembert Dodoens --Ch. III. Christopher Plantin --Ch. IV. Dodoens's herbal of 1583. With a short essay by Carey S. Bliss. Lacks the plain dust wrapper but we include the original prospectus. As new.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1630266266110

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A leaf from the 1583 Rembert Dodoens herbal printed by Christopher Plantin
• Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. The Book Club of California
• Publication Date: 1977
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Limited Edition
• Condition: As New
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