LOT 3053
22nd March 2023
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LOT 3053
HILL, John. The British Herbal: an History of Plants and Trees, Natives of Britain, Cultivated for Use, or Raised For Beauty. London: for T. Osborne and J. Shipton, 1756. First edition, large paper copy, folio (448 x 281mm.) Engraved allegorical frontispiece and 75 engraved plates all hand-coloured in a contemporary hand, title in red and black, engraved title vignette and dedication with engraved coat-of-arms also hand-coloured, double-column text, 3pp. index to rear. (Light spotting to title-page, browning and intermittent spotting, plate 1 and 39 with corner losses, first text leaves with heavier spotting.) Contemporary calf with foliate gilt to spine compartments (lacking lettering piece, fading to gilt, rubbing to extremities, joints splitting). Provenance: Charles Butler Clough (armorial bookplate to the front pastedown).
Hammer price: £1,400
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