Gerard, John

The Herball or General Historie of Plantes. Gathered by John Gerard of London, Master in Chirurgerie

John Norton -London - 1597

First edition, 1597, thick folio (13 by 9 inches).

An engraved title page, portrait and 2146 woodcuts, bound in contemporary style full brown calf, gilt title. Recently re-backed.

Four leaves from a slightly smaller copy, title page re-margined and a bit rubbed. Final leaf a little marked, a few very minor repairs to blank margins, small faint water mark affecting blank outer margins of a few leaves. A remarkably clean and complete copy of the rare first edition of this famous English herbal.

£3850.00

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