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November 29, 03:25 PM GMT
Estimate
500 - 700 GBP
Lot Details
Description
[George Spratt]
Flora Medica: containing coloured delineations of the various medicinal plants admitted into the London, Edinburgh, and Dublin pharmacopoeias.... London: Callow and Wilson, 1829-1830
FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes, 8vo (225 x 138mm.), 184 hand-coloured engraved plates, modern green half morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spines with raised bands in six compartments, leaves uncut, slightly browned at extremities
A finely-bound collection of hand-coloured illustrations of medicinal plants.
LITERATURE:
Nissen BBI 1882; Stafleu TL2 12.662
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