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Dodoens, Rembert
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Dodoens, Rembert
- Histoire des plantes, en laquelle est contenue la description entiere des herbes. Antwerp: Jan vander Loe, 1557
- Paper
Folio (280 x 192mm.), title within woodcut border, woodcut device on second title-page, woodcut illustrations, early eighteenth-century red morocco gilt, gilt edges, a few early manuscript notes, title-page with large stain at foot affecting border and with loss of text on verso, *4 with repaired tear (affecting text but without loss), *6 repaired in margins, a few small stains, wormhole in gutter of quire Qq, GG6 misbound between CC4 and DD1 and crudely attached with a strip of manuscript on paper, binding slightly rubbed and scraped
Provenance
Bibliothèque ----, stamp on title-page (partly erased)
Literature
Belgica Typographica 951; Cleveland Herbal 78; IA 154.528; Nissen BBI 510
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
FIRST FRENCH EDITION of the Cruydeboeck (1554, also published by vander Loe), translated from the Flemish by Dodoens's friend Charles de L'Ecluse. The woodcuts are for the most part based on those found in octavo editions of Fuchs.