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Hortus Eystettensis: Eight Plates
Details
Basilius Besler (1561-1629)
Hortus Eystettensis: Eight Plates
eight engravings with hand-coloring, 1613, on laid papers, all with margins, all with minor surface soiling and pale light-staining, a few with scattered areas of minor staining, all with scattered foxing, all with heavy rippling and creasing, one plate with folds and puncture marks, one puncture mark resulting in a 1/4 in. paper loss along the edge, not examined out of the frames
all P. approx. 18½ x 15½ in. (470 x 393 mm.)
all overall 33 x 29¼ in. (838 x 743 mm.) (8)
Hortus Eystettensis: Eight Plates
eight engravings with hand-coloring, 1613, on laid papers, all with margins, all with minor surface soiling and pale light-staining, a few with scattered areas of minor staining, all with scattered foxing, all with heavy rippling and creasing, one plate with folds and puncture marks, one puncture mark resulting in a 1/4 in. paper loss along the edge, not examined out of the frames
all P. approx. 18½ x 15½ in. (470 x 393 mm.)
all overall 33 x 29¼ in. (838 x 743 mm.) (8)
Provenance
Ann Kendall Richards, Inc., New York
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.