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First EditionThe Bible of the British amateur plant lover
HILL, John. The British herbal: an history of plants and trees, natives of Britain, cultivated for use, or raised for beauty. London, Printed for T. Osborne, J. Shipton, J. Hodges, J. Newberry, B. Collins, S. Crowder and H. Woodgate, 1756.
Folio (41 x 25 cm), contemporary full calf binding, gilt double rule decoration at boards, 6 raised bands spine, red edges, ff. 2, pp. 535, [3], 75 plates, signatures: [A]² B-6U², title page in red and black, engraved title vignette by C. Grignion, engraved allegorical frontispiece by H. Roberts after S. Wale depicting the Genius of Good Health receiving tributes from the four continents, delivering them to the English readers.
75 engraved plates representing more than 2000 plants
John Hill's British Herbal falls into the category of the eighteenth-century English popular herbals. It begun to be released in weekly handouts in 1756 and was completed within a year. Its interest is mainly due to the… Read More
