Gerarde, John. The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes. 2nd. Rev. Ed. Printed by Adam Islip, Joice Norton and Richard Whitakers. 1636
pp.[xxxviii], 1632 with engraved title, over 2,500 wood-block engravings plus Indexes and Table of Virtues. Collated and complete. Folio. Hardback. Early stamp and small inkspots to title. Engraved title mounted and neat repairs to margins of some leaves all professionally completed. Contents very clean and in thor. vg. condition. More recent quarter calf, spine richly gilt decorated, over marbled boards, all in fine condition.
A very pleasing copy of Thomas Johnson’s expanded version of John Gerarde’s Herball (first published 1597). It is ‘noteworthy for its many corrections, improvements, additions’ (Henrey). Johnson indicated where he had made amendments with obelisk and double obelisk symbols.
£4,250.00 [Ref: 61458]