GERARD, John (1545-1612). The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes ... enlarged and amended by Thomas Johnson. London: A. Islip, J. Norton and R. Whitakers, 1633.

Details
GERARD, John (1545-1612). The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes ... enlarged and amended by Thomas Johnson. London: A. Islip, J. Norton and R. Whitakers, 1633.

2° (340 x 220mm). Engraved title, numerous woodcut illustrations of plants. (Without first and final blank leaves, title slightly trimmed, mounted and with tear, occasional spotting or staining, a few tears without loss.) 18th-century calf (rebacked and recornered). Provenance: Griffith, 1796; Lewis Jones (18th-century inscription); Frederick B. Westcott (inscription on flyleaf).

Second edition, but the first enlarged and corrected by Thomas Johnson. The fine and profuse woodcuts are largely those used by Plantin at Antwerp. Hunt 223; Nissen, BBI 698; STC 11751.

More from Books

View All
View All