Auction 487/round/2 BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS
Sep 22, 2020 (your local time)
Italy
 Via Pontaccio 12, 20121 Milano

Auction 487

22 September 2020

II session - 3.30 pm, from lot 135 to lot 270

Venue: Via Pontaccio 12, Milano

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LOT 168:

HILL, John (1716?-1775) - The British Herbal: An History of Plants and Trees. London: T. Osborne, 1756. First ...

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HILL, John (1716?-1775) - The British Herbal: An History of Plants and Trees. London: T. Osborne, 1756. First edition of this sought-after herbal with around 2,000 botanical illustration. Folio (410 x 250mm). Engraved frontispiece after S. Wale by H. Roberts, title in red and black with engraved vignette, armorial vignette at beginning of text, 75 engraved plates illustrating around 2,000 plants (title with small marginal tear, some soiling which also occasionally appears in text, light waterstaining to bottom margin heavier at end, occasional spotting). 19th-century half calf over marbled boards, title on spine label (joints starting, some rubbing and scuffing). Provenance: Libreria Malavasi (bookseller's ticket).