MATTIOLI, PIETRO ANDREA. Herbár aneb Bylinár Wysocevteneho a wznessenebo... Prague: 1596. Folio, 378 x 246 mm., contemporary blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards, brass clasps and catches, darkened and worn; upper hinge cracked, title margins reinforced on verso, some marginal soiling and fraying to first few leaves, some dampstains at end, browning and staining throughout. First Czech edition of the Camerarius edition of Mattioli. Woodcut title border, woodcut coat-of-arms, and numerous woodcuts in text. Nissen BBI 1315. | Christie's

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MATTIOLI, PIETRO ANDREA. Herbár aneb Bylinár Wysocevteneho a wznessenebo... Prague: 1596. Folio, 378 x 246 mm., contemporary blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards, brass clasps and catches, darkened and worn; upper hinge cracked, title margins reinforced on verso, some marginal soiling and fraying to first few leaves, some dampstains at end, browning and staining throughout. First Czech edition of the Camerarius edition of Mattioli. Woodcut title border, woodcut coat-of-arms, and numerous woodcuts in text. Nissen BBI 1315.

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MATTIOLI, PIETRO ANDREA. Herbár aneb Bylinár Wysocevteneho a wznessenebo... Prague: 1596. Folio, 378 x 246 mm., contemporary blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards, brass clasps and catches, darkened and worn; upper hinge cracked, title margins reinforced on verso, some marginal soiling and fraying to first few leaves, some dampstains at end, browning and staining throughout. First Czech edition of the Camerarius edition of Mattioli. Woodcut title border, woodcut coat-of-arms, and numerous woodcuts in text. Nissen BBI 1315.

Provenance: Museum Regni Bohemiae (and Bohemici Musei Dupl.), stamps on title and at end -- J.B. Holzinger, bookplate -- Robert de Belder.

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