Tilli, Michele Angeli.

First edition, folio (344 x 232mm.), half title, engraved portrait frontispiece of the author Cruyffe after Redi, main title printed in red and black with a hand-coloured engraved vignette, 2 folding engraved garden plans, 50 engraved plates by Mogalli after Tilli, coloured by hand, contemporary speckled calf gilt, [Hunt 457; Nissen BBI 1967; Plesch, p.228 ("La vignette de titre et les 50 planches ont été coloriées à l'époque")], rebacked retaining original spine, rubbed

Arpad Plesch, bookplate, sale, Sotheby's, 16 March 1976, lot 756

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

The Plesch copy. "The Botanical Garden at Pisa was founded around 1543 and was (with that at Padua, 1545) one of the first such gardens in Europe... Thus the long alphabetical list of plants in this volume is one of the most important for the early eighteenth century, and the volume memorializes the garden for all time" (Hunt).