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A study of the developmen of manuscript herbals, their decoration and their botanical and medicinal interest; the evolution of the printed herbal from the first woodcuts to the elegant metal-engravings of the 18th and early 19th century. Illustrated with 64 beautical colour plates and 80sd3 b&w manuscript illustrations, woodcuts and engravings accompanied by explanatory and historical notes. Foxing to top edges. 191 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. First Edition. Condition: Good to very good. Dust jacket: Fair. Edge-wear to all extremities. Abrasions to spine. Sunning to covers. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth boards with gilt. Some mild foxing to top edges.
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Date Published: 1979
Publication Place: London
First Edition: Yes
Condition: Good.
Binding: Hardcover.
Has Dust Jacket: Yes
Jacket Condition: Fair.