Cum praefatione Hermanni Boerhaave. Editio altera Leidensis, cujus textum recensuit, passim emendavit, supplevit; citata Hippocratis loca accuravit Hieron. Dav. Gaubius. Rubricated title with an engraved vignette. Fine large folding copperplate portrait of the author. 558 (i.e. 564)pp., index. Sm. 4to, modern leather. Lugduni Batavorum, 1733. Excellent Leiden edition of the Italian physician's "classical work on prognosis". G-M 2194 (1st ed. Venice 1601). De praesagienda is "a detailed study of prognostics in which attention is devoted to the patient's mental state..... More

New York: Matthew Marks Gallery, 1992. Illustrated with 29 b/w line drawings on pale cream background. Slim 4to, white cloth, d.w. New York: Matthew Marks Gallery, 1992. Limited first edition; quite scarce. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Limited edition -- number 23 of 100 copies signed by Kelly & Ashbery (colophon states that there were 150 signed copies, with 100 being numbered and 50 HC). A catalogue for the Matthew Marks Gallery exhibition, October 14 to November..... More

New York: Artisan, 2008. A book of color photographs with an essay by Anthony Janson. 4to, black boards, dust wrapper. New York: Artisan, (2008). Back cover of wrapper with one small scuff, still a fine copy in a near fine wrapper. Inscribed by the artist on half title, and signed again on title page. More

Birmingham: Classics of Medicine, 1986. Translated by Rosemarie Werba. 30 color plates, text illustrations. 107 pages, oblong 8vo, gilt-decorated black leather, a.e.g. Birmingham: The Classics of Medicine Library, (1986). A fine copy. More

New York: Welcome Books, 2002. 69 full page color plates. Slim oblong 4to, grey cloth, d.w. New York/San Francisco: Welcome Books, (2002). First Edition. Fine. More

London: Dorling Kindersley, 1996. 2 volumes. Profusely illustrated in color. Tall 4to, black cloth, d.w. slipcase. London: Dorling Kindersley, (1996). First Edition. Fine. More

Amsterdam: Doornick, 1676. Engraved allegorical title-page, and illustrated with two garden plans, 13 plates of fruit and flowers (each in two parts), and 16 plates of garden plans, parterres, mazes, etc. 224 pages. Amsterdam: Marcus Doornick, [1656]. [Bound with:] COMMELIN, Jan (1629-1692). Nederlantze Hesperides, dat is, Oeffening en Gebruik van de Limoen en Oranje-Boomen, gestelt na den Aardt, en Climaat der Nederlanden. Amsterdam: Marcus Doornik, 1676. Engraved allegorical title and 26 engraved plates, 21 of citrus fruit and 5 of..... More

Paris: Panckoucke, 1814. 8 volumes bound in 4. Illustrated with 420 exquisitely hand-colored plates + 1 duplicate + 2 folding black & white plates of plants, vegetables and herbs, done in the Redoute style of stipple-engraving by Turpin and Anne-Ernestine Panckoucke (pupil of van Spaendonck and Redoute, and wife of the publisher of Flore Medicale). Most plates have the original tissue quards; very light foxing overall. Tall thick 8vo, older 1/2 crimson morocco over marbled boards, some hinges weak. Paris..... More

London: Curtis, 1787. 10 volumes bound in 2. The volumes included are 1 through 12, but lacking volumes 3 & 4. With 354 hand-colored plates. All title pages are present except for volume 11. Four plates are spotted or smudged and four plates are missing. Except for occasional foxing, the plates are in amazingly bright condition. Tall thick 8vos, the 2 volumes are handsomely bound in early 3/4 calf, ornately gilt spines with burgundy and green labels, marbled board (heavily..... More

Quebec: Editions du Trecarre, 1982. In French. Introduction by Roger Tory Peterson. 82 full or double-page color plates, numerous black-and-white illustrations. 179 pages, Square 4to, grey-blue cloth (spine and edges gently faded) with blind stamping. Quebec: Editions du Trecarre, (1982). First French edition. A very good copy with a pristine interior. More

Venice: Andrea Poletti, 1713. Et in questa ultima Impressione corretto, & accresciuto con un Catalogo dell'Erbe native del Suolo Romano del Signor Gio. Giacomo Roggieri Romano. Title page vignette, and a few other decorative initials and head/tail pieces throughout. [24], 695, [75]pp., with text in double columns. Short thick 4to, later patterned paper wrappers over original flexible boards (spine quite chipped; some light worming on preliminary pages but with no loss of text). Venezia: Andrea Poletti, 1713. Brunet 7681... More

San Francisco: Porpoise Bookshop, 1961. More than 40 linoleum block prints by Rick Barton. 88 pages, tall thin 4to, handmade boards, cloth slipcase; spine very slightly sunned; slipcase edgeworn, but sound. San Francisco: The Porpoise Bookshop, 1961. A fine copy in a very good slipcase. Printed on Murasaki vellum paper. One of 165 copies printed by Henry Evans at the Peregrine Press. More

Jerusalem. 12 pressed flower arrangements on thick card pages with identifying descriptions in Hebrew, English & French; tissue guards. oblong 16mo, (4 1/2 x 6 inches), bound in olive wood with beveled edges & cloth spine. Jerusalem: no date, ca. 1900. The dried flowers are in perfect condition. More