Hortus Floridus; The First Book, Contayninge a very lively and true Description of the Flowers of Springe
by PASS, Crispin van de
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- Condition
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- Seller
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
'The seventeenth century saw the production of many books of plant engravings, and of these the "Hortus Floridus [I]" of Crispin de Pass is generally acknowledged to be the masterpiece.' Preface, Eleanor Sinclair Rohde. Oblong octavo, etchings throughout; a very good copy in original morrocco-backed marbled boards, chip to top of spine, early bookplate, extremities mildly rubbed.
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- Bookseller
- Rare Illustrated Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1136
- Title
- Hortus Floridus; The First Book, Contayninge a very lively and true Description of the Flowers of Springe
- Author
- PASS, Crispin van de
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Cresset Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- Crocus vernus crocus neapolitanus yellow pseudonarcissus narcissus muscari hyacinth primula veris auricula ursi major solidago chamaeiris hyacinthus orientalis latifolius crown imperial slender-leaved anemone incarnatus hispanica pavo major mulltiple
- Bookseller catalogs
- Engraving; Flora; Natural History Illustration;
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- Marbled boards
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- Bookplate
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....