A curious herbal : containing five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, ... By Elizabeth Blackwell. To which is added a short description of ye plants; ...
1739
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A curious herbal : containing five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, ... By Elizabeth Blackwell. To which is added a short description of ye plants; ...
Created/published
London : Printed for John Nourse, 1739.
Description
2v.,plates ; (fol.)
Note
Engraved throughout.
With an index to each volume.
Originally published in weekly instalments.
A reissue of the 1737 edition with the imprints re-engraved and volume statements in roman numerals.
Make-up of the preliminaries varies.
With an index to each volume.
Originally published in weekly instalments.
A reissue of the 1737 edition with the imprints re-engraved and volume statements in roman numerals.
Make-up of the preliminaries varies.
Cited/described in
Henrey, 453 (variant)
English short title catalogue (ESTC), T151096
English short title catalogue (ESTC), T151096
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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Call number
245- 218f Vol. 1
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: lacking dedication leaves. This volume consists of 252 hand colored plates, interspersed with text: [3] engr. leaves, 1-28 letterpress p., 15-63 engr. leaves. Index bd. after t.p. Sheepskin binding. Provenance: armorial bookplate of the Crabbet Park Library (motto "respiciendo prospiciendo"); bookplate of Mary P. Massey
Call number
245- 218f Vol. 2
Folger-specific note
This volume consists of hand colored plates 253-500, interspersed with text: [3], 64-125 engr. leaves. Index bd. after t.p. Plates 327, 358, 457 and 458 possibly from another copy. Vol. number on t.p. is an arabic numeral. Sheepskin binding. Provenance: armorial bookplate of the Crabbet Park Library (motto "respiciendo prospiciendo"); bookplate of Mary P. Massey