Oct 17, 2011 - Sale 2256

Sale 2256 - Lot 287

Price Realized: $ 660
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
SIBBALD, ROBERT, Sir. Scotia Illustrata; sive, Prodromus historiae naturalis. Engraved portrait; engraved plate showing arms of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh; 22 engraved natural history illustrations on 21 leaves. [12], 15, [13], 102, [6]; [6], 114; [6], 56, [14] pages. Folio, 18th-century mottled sheep gilt, spine ends chipped, lettering piece off, joints cracked, cords intact, cover corners worn through; contents toned, occasional marginal dampstaining on text and some natural history plates, portrait and armorial plate both trimmed and mounted. Edinburgh: James Knible et al., 1684

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first edition of a work on the natural history of Scotland, with sections on climate, geography, epidemiology and folk medicine, flora, fauna, and mineralogy. Nissen ZBI 3847; Wing S3727.