De Historia Stirpium Commentarii Insignes - 1549

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Leonhart Fuchs, De Historia Stirpium Commentarii Insignes, bound in Velino and written in Latin, was published by Balthazar Arnolletus in 1549, consists of 954 pages, and is in good condition with finely preserved woodcut illustrations.

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Description from the seller

Presentation and condition are reasonable.
The leaves/pages of this work show a uniform yellowing corresponding to its age, dated 1630 (see images).

The work features beautiful, sharp, and well-preserved woodcuts.
Author: Leonhart Fuchs.

Dimensions 16x10.5x5.5 cm, consisting of 954 pages:
- 12 blank pages, title page, 27 unnumbered pages, 3 blank pages, followed by 852 numbered pages, followed by 12 unnumbered pages, ending with 46 blank pages.

Of the 46 blank pages, 44 pages contain writings/notes corresponding to the 24th, 25th and 26th images.

Damage:
- tears - title page (see 1st and 3rd images), 103, 819 (see, respectively, 9th and 20th images).
- hole - on the last blank page (see 26th image).
- creases - page 751 (see 19th image).

Shipped to the purchaser's residential address (not to a delivery point or locker).

I do not ship to the United States of America nor to Australia, Liechtenstein, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, San Marino, Serbia and the Vatican, Iceland, Norway, Belarus, Czechia, Ukraine, Moldova, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Czech Republic.

Presentation and condition are reasonable.
The leaves/pages of this work show a uniform yellowing corresponding to its age, dated 1630 (see images).

The work features beautiful, sharp, and well-preserved woodcuts.
Author: Leonhart Fuchs.

Dimensions 16x10.5x5.5 cm, consisting of 954 pages:
- 12 blank pages, title page, 27 unnumbered pages, 3 blank pages, followed by 852 numbered pages, followed by 12 unnumbered pages, ending with 46 blank pages.

Of the 46 blank pages, 44 pages contain writings/notes corresponding to the 24th, 25th and 26th images.

Damage:
- tears - title page (see 1st and 3rd images), 103, 819 (see, respectively, 9th and 20th images).
- hole - on the last blank page (see 26th image).
- creases - page 751 (see 19th image).

Shipped to the purchaser's residential address (not to a delivery point or locker).

I do not ship to the United States of America nor to Australia, Liechtenstein, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, San Marino, Serbia and the Vatican, Iceland, Norway, Belarus, Czechia, Ukraine, Moldova, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Czech Republic.

Details

Number of books
1
Book title
De Historia Stirpium Commentarii Insignes
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1549
Language
Latin
Publisher
Balthazar Arnolletus
Binding/ Material
Vellum
Number of pages
954
Sold by
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Objects sold
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