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London: Faber & Faber, 1981. Illustrated in color & in black & white, 8vo, cloth, d.w., board slipcase. London: Faber and Faber, (1981). Fine. More
London: Faber & Faber, 1981. Illustrated in color & in black & white, 8vo, cloth, d.w., board slipcase. London: Faber and Faber, (1981). Fine. More
London: British Museum Press, 1987. 208pp., with 160 illustrations, in full color and 66 in black and white. Slim oblong 4to, blue cloth, d.w. London: British Museum. (1987). Fine. More
New York: Hudson Hills, 1989. 65 colorplates and 398 duotone reproductions. Square 4to, cloth, d.w. New York: Hudson Hills, (1989). First Edition. Fine. More
Minneapolis: Walker, 1993. 193pp., tall 8vo, stiff wrappers, d.w. Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, (1993). First edition. A fine copy. Essays by Simon Anderson, Elizabeth Armstrong, Andreas Huyssen, Bruce Jenkins, Douglas Kahn, Owen Smith, and Kristine Stiles. More
252pp. 8vo, cl.-backed bds., d.w. N.Y., (1978). More
London: Macmillan, 1890. 51 illustrations. vii + 223pp., blue cloth with gilt-lettering and front cover image; scattered foxing throughout, covers a bit worn and extremities bumped. London: Macmillan and Co., 1890. A rubbed but still very good copy. More
New York: Norton, 1999. With color & b/w illus. 240 pages. 8vo, two-toned boards, d.w. New York: Norton, (1999). Near fine in near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Central Park Task Force, 1977. Many illustrations. thin 4to, printed wrappers.. (N.Y.): Central Park Task Force, (1981). Near fine. More
New York: New York Public Library, 1965. Profusely illustrated in black & white. 4to, blue cloth with pictorial stamped cover. New York: New York Public Library, (1965). Near-fine. More
Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1996. With 278 illustrations, including 151 plates in full color. 288 pages. Tall 4to, gilt-lettered black cloth, d.w. Washington: National Gallery of Art & Abrams, (1996). First edition. Ownership signature on front endpaper, still a near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Published on the occasion of the exhibition. More
Washington: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections, 1981. Illus. 4to, green cloth. Washington: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections, (1981). Very good. More
Washington: Dumbarton Oaks, 1971. Illus. 39pp. 4to, pr. wrs., spine sunned. Washington: Dumbarton Oaks, 1971. Very good. More
Washington, D.C. Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1968. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 185 pages, tall 8vo, red cloth. Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, (1968). Page edges a bit dust-soiled, still a very good(+) copy. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1988. Illus. xvi, 379pp. Oblong 4to, 1/2 white cloth, d.w., cloth covers slightly warped, cloth corners bumped. Princeton: Princeton University Press, (1988). First Edition. More
Washington: Dumbarton Oals, 1972. Black & white illustrations, slim 8vo, yellow cloth. Washington, D.C: Dumbarton Oaks, (1972). First Edition. Fine. More
San Antonio: San Antonio Museum of Art, 2005. Extensively illustrated, including 114 full page color portraits. 303pp., 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers; ownership signature inside front cover. San Antonio: San Antonio Museum of Art, (2005). A near fine copy. More
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1994. 668pp., cloth, d.w. New York: Farrar Straus, (1994). First Edition. Fine. More
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2008. Edited by Thomas Travisano with Saskia Hamilton. 875p., large 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Farr Straus, (2008). First Edition. Fine. More
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1989. Illustrated in black and white. xiii, 348 pages. 8vo, blue cloth with silver lettering, d.w. (lightly wrinkled). Ithaca: Cornell University Press, (1989). Very good(+) in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
London: 1737. Botanical print. Copper engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 11.75" x 7.25", sheet measures 14.75" x 10". Shows some foxing. In very good condition. Illustration of an Euphorbia; plate 340 from "A Curious Herbal" which depicts exotic plants from the New World used for medicinal purposes. The cactus-like perennial plant is indigenous to Morocco. Elizabeth Blackwell (1707-1758) was trained as an artist but untrained in botany. She collaborated with her botanist husband while he was in debtor's prison..... More
Nuremberg: Jacob Trew, 1760. Botanical print. Copper engraving with hand coloring. Plate 311. Page measures 13 1/2" x 8 1/2". Mercurialis is a slender woody perennial with medicinal properties. From the German edition of "A Curious Herbal" titled "Herbarium Blackwellianum" which depicts exotic plants from the New World used for medicinal purposes. This edition is a revised and enlarged format engraved by Nicolaus Friedrich Eisenberger and published by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician. Minor scattered staining, aging..... More
Nuremberg: Jacob Trew, 1760. Botanical print. Copper engraving with hand coloring. Plate 213. Page measures 13 1/2" x 8 1/2". Richly colored illustration of an olive tree. Plate 213 from the German edition of "A Curious Herbal" titled "Herbarium Blackwellianum" which depicts exotic plants from the New World used for medicinal purposes. This edition is a revised and enlarged format engraved by Nicolaus Friedrich Eisenberger and published by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician. Minor scattered staining, aging..... More
Nuremberg: Jacob Trew, 1760. Botanical print. Copper engraving with hand coloring. Plate 213. Page measures 13 1/2" x 8 1/2". A descriptive view of a buttercup with the anatomy of the flower named. This edition is a revised and enlarged format engraved by Nicolaus Friedrich Eisenberger and published by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician. Minor scattered staining, aging to edges. Elizabeth Blackwell (1707-1758) was trained as an artist but untrained in botany. She collaborated with her botanist..... More
London: John Nourse, 1737. Botanical print. Copper engraving with hand coloring. Plate 33. Page measures 15" x 9 1/2". The flavour of sweet cicely lends itself to making of aperitifs and digestifs using the leaves or seeds for promoting appetite and supporting the whole digestion. Elizabeth Blackwell (1707-1758) was trained as an artist but untrained in botany. She collaborated with her botanist husband while he was in debtor's prison and with the curator of the Chelsea Physick Garden where the..... More
London: John Nourse, 1737. Botanical print. Copper engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 11.75" x 7.25", sheet measures 18.25" x 11". Shows some foxing. In very good condition. Illustration of the true Euphorbium; plate 339 from "A Curious Herbal" which depicts exotic plants from the New World used for medicinal purposes.The cactus-like perennial plant is indigenous to Morocco. Elizabeth Blackwell (1707-1758) was trained as an artist but untrained in botany. She collaborated with her botanist husband while he was in..... More
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