[GERARD, John. The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes, London: John Norton, 1597], 2°, FIRST EDITION, woodcut illustrations (lacking title, B6 and several index leaves, V5, Zz2, Fff7 and Xxx7 all torn with loss, A2-3 with wormholes, final index leaves repaired along outer margin, dampstaining, some severe), 19th-century calf (rebacked preserving old spine). [STC 11750; Nissen BBI 698]