Sertum Anglicum 1788 : facsimile with critical studies and a translation
1963, Limited Edition. Pittsburgh : Hunt Botanical Library. Limited edition of 2000 copies. Fine copy in the original marbled boards with gilt-blocked cream spine. In a protective clear plastic wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 36 pages; Physical description: xcviii p. , facsim. ([4], 36 p. 35 plates) : ill. (part col. ) ; 32 cm. Subjects: Plants, Cultivated - England - London. Botany - Pictorial works. Plants, Cultivated - Great Britain - London. Notes: Fine facsimile reprint of the 1788 herbal Sertum Anglicum. With introductory essays (p. Xiii-lxvi): L'Heritier de Brutelle, the man and his work, by F. A. Stafleu; The plants of Sertum Anglicum by J. S. L. Gilmour, C. J. King and L. H. J. Williams; The illustrators of Sertum Anglicum, by W. Blunt. Bibliography: p. Xl-xliii. Bibliographical references included in "Explanation of Abbreviations" (p. Xcii-xcviii). Series: The Hunt facsimile series ; no. 1. "The type of the new text is the Spectrum Monotype. The original of this type was designed by Jan Van Krimpen in 1943 for Joh. Enschde en Zonen, Haarlem" --colophon. Item #209400
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