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GERARD, JOHN. The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes. Edited by Thomas Johnson. 2791 botanical text woodcuts. [38] (of [40]), 1630 [i. e.,

GERARD, JOHN. The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes. Edited by Thomas Johnson. 2791 botanical text woodcuts. [38] (of [40]), 1630 [i. e., 1634], [48] (of [50]) pages, including initial blank and engraved title; lacks initial and final blanks. Ruled in red through page 329. Folio, 336x232 mm, contemporary calf with brass catches, lacks clasps, rear joint cracked, front joint restored and starting; minor soiling and stains on last page, otherwise generally quite clean, lacks rear free endpaper. Armorial bookplate and signature of the Oxfordshire surgeon and botanist William Wellington Hyde (1812-1880). London: Adam Islip et al., 1633

  • Notes: Second edition of Gerard's 1597 work, and first edited by Johnson, "who corrected many of Gerard's more gullible errors, and improved the accuracy of the illustrations" (Hunt). Cole 358; Henrey 155; Hunt 223; Nissen BBI 698; STC 11751.

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