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Ask a question or Order this book Browse our books Search our books Book dealer info | Author: L'HERITIER DE BRUTELLE, CHARLES LOUIS (1746-1800) Title: Sertum Anglicum 1788 : facsimile with critical studies and a translation Description: Pittsburgh : Hunt Botanical Library 1963. Limited Edition. Limited edition of 2000 copies. Fine copy in the original marbled boards with gilt-blocked cream spine. In a protective clear plastic wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 36 pages; Physical description: xcviii p.facsim. ([4]. 36 p. 35 plates) : ill. (part col. ) ; 32 cm. Subjects: Plants. Cultivated - England - London. Botany - Pictorial works. Plants. Cultivated - Great Britain - London. Notes: Fine facsimile reprint of the 1788 herbal Sertum Anglicum. With introductory essays (p. Xiii-lxvi): L'Heritier de Brutelle. the man and his work. by F. A. Stafleu; The plants of Sertum Anglicum by J. S. L. Gilmour. C. J. King and L. H. J. Williams; The illustrators of Sertum Anglicum. by W. Blunt. Bibliography: p. Xl-xliii. Bibliographical references included in 'Explanation of Abbreviations' (p. Xcii-xcviii). Series: The Hunt facsimile series ; no. 1. 'The type of the new text is the Spectrum Monotype. The original of this type was designed by Jan Van Krimpen in 1943 for Joh. Enschde en Zonen. Haarlem' --colophon.Weight in Kg appr.: Keywords: Price: EUR 60.00 = appr. US$ 65.21 Seller: MW Books - Book number: 209400 |