Nov 11, 2008 - Sale 2162

Sale 2162 - Lot 262

Price Realized: $ 1,560
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Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
DODOENS, REMBERT. A Niewe Herball, or Historie of Plantes . . . First set foorth in the Doutche or Almaigne Tongue . . . And now first translated out of French into English, by Henry Lyte Esquyer. Title within woodcut historiated border, with woodcut arms of the translator on verso; portrait of Dodoens on *6v; over 800 botanical illustrations in text. [24], 779, [23] (of [25]) pages; lacks last leaf (end of index/colophon). Printed in black letter. Folio, 289x194 mm, contemporary calf over wooden boards, spine imperfect, rear cover detached; worming through front cover and opening leaves not impairing legibility, blank upper margin of title excised, marginal soiling at beginning and end, last few gatherings loose, last few index leaves remargined with cellotape, free endpapers lacking. London [i. e., Antwerp: Henry Loë for] Gerard Dewes, 1578

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first edition in english, translated from the French version of Charles l'Escluse. Garrison-Morton 1812 (1554 original edition in Flemish); Durling 1171; Hunt 132; Nissen BBI 516 (this edition).