GERARD, HERBAL, 1633

Folio (345 x 230mm.), engraved architectural title, woodcut illustrations, dedication, woodcut initials, COLOURED THROUGHOUT BY A CONTEMPORARY HAND, FINELY BOUND IN CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH MOROCCO GILT BY LORD HERBERT OF CHERBURY’S BINDER (see Henry Davis Gift, no. 70), central arabesque gilt composed of smaller stamps of birds, urns and spirals within an elaborate gilt panel of similar motifs including birds on vines, later crowned monogram of the 3rd Duke of Buccleuch (1746–1812), the whole within double dog-tooth borders gilt, spine gilt in seven compartments with similar bird motifs, lettered “Gerhards Herb:” in the first, edges gilt and gauffered, 4G6 and 4I2 with marginal paper flaws, binding rubbed, spine slightly faded

William, 1st Earl of Lothian (c.1605–1675), armorial bookplate on verso of title; given to his daughter Lady Henrietta Scott née Kerr (1653–1741), inscription on title; presumably thence by descent through the Scott family to Henry, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch, crowned monogram on upper cover; Albert Ehrman, book collector (1890–1969), Broxbourne, Herts, presentation inscription to his wife Rina; thence by descent to the present owner

Henrey 155; Hunt 223; Nissen BBI 698; STC 11751

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
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A FINELY-COLOURED COPY IN A SUMPTUOUS BINDING AND WITH A DISTINGUISHED PROVENANCE. This is the first edition of Thomas Johnson’s revised and enlarged version of Gerard’s work.