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

Paris: Anthese, 1991. Introduction to Antoine Schnapper. 100 beautiful full-page color plates, illustrating more than 200 plants and 32 insects. 239 pages, folio, green cloth, d.w., thin board slipcase. Paris: Editions Anthese, (1991). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper of this beautiful book. 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

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

New York: Abrams, 1991. Numerous color plates. 237 pages, small 4to, green cloth, d.w. New York: Abrams, (1991). First edition. Fine in fine dust wrapper. More

Zurich: Silva, 1950. Translated by R. Matthey. 60 color mounted plates by H. and O. Baumberger. 127pp. 4to, tan cloth, pages are browned in margins throughout, not affecting plates, back cloth cover slightly bowed. Zurich: Silva, (1950). More

Rhodesia: Livingstone Museum, 1964. 4 black & white photographic plates. 32 pages, Short slim 8vo, stiff, decorative printed wrappers. Northern Rhodesia: Livingstone Museum, 1964. Reprint. A very good(+) copy. More

New York: Martin, 1847. 2 volumes. Extra illustrated title pages and 52 additional steel engraved plates, 50 with delicate hand coloring and featuring Grandville's delightful anthropomorphized plants, each protected with tissue. (4), iv, 3-278; 281-385, (4), 152, 8pp. Short 4to, handsomely bound in contemporary full red morocco with a floral gilt border on covers (spines a bit darkened with leather crackled; well-rubbed at joints and corners, but sound and attractive). New York: R. Martin, 1847. A very good copy, internally..... More

London: Routledge, 1859. With Illustrations in black & white engraved by Edmund Evans. 25 pages, 12mo, cloth backed pictorial boards, soiled rubbed at the edges & worn at the corners; some childish pencilings on the back blank flyleaf inner hinges neatly reinforced. London: Routledge, Warnes and Routledge, (1859). A worn but charming and scarce book. Full page engravings for flowers beginning with each letter of the alphabet, verse below. More