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PROPERTY FROM THE PRIVATE BOTANICAL LIBRARY OF CORNELIUS J. HAUCK
ORTA, Garcia de (c. 1500-1568). Due libri dell'historia de i semplici, aromati, et altre cose; che vengono portate dall'Indie Orientali pertinenti all'vso della medicina. Venice: F. Ziletti, 1582.
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ORTA, Garcia de (c. 1500-1568). Due libri dell'historia de i semplici, aromati, et altre cose; che vengono portate dall'Indie Orientali pertinenti all'vso della medicina. Venice: F. Ziletti, 1582.
The first Italian edition of an important early work treating of medicinal plants, including tobacco, from the East Indies and America. The 1576 edition which precedes it was only an abridgement. Palau 99519; Sabin 57668.
2 parts in one, octavo (180 x 119mm). Woodcut device on titles, 28 woodcuts in the text (lower margin of title renewed, L1 sprung, browned, a few occasional rustholes affecting letters). 18th-century vellum (some soiling). Provenance: Cornelius J. Hauck (1893-1967).
The first Italian edition of an important early work treating of medicinal plants, including tobacco, from the East Indies and America. The 1576 edition which precedes it was only an abridgement. Palau 99519; Sabin 57668.
2 parts in one, octavo (180 x 119mm). Woodcut device on titles, 28 woodcuts in the text (lower margin of title renewed, L1 sprung, browned, a few occasional rustholes affecting letters). 18th-century vellum (some soiling). Provenance: Cornelius J. Hauck (1893-1967).