Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris : London 1629
by Parkinson, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 9022107582
- ISBN 13
- 9789022107584
- Seller
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Plymouth, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Amsterdam: Walter J Johnson / Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1975. Reprint. Hardcover. 9022107582 . Library REBIND, library stamps/marks/labels/pocket/slip, otherwise light wear.; Facsimile reprint of 1629 edition, London: Humfrey Lownes and Robert Young. STC 19300. Parkinson was apothecary and botanist to King Charles I, and the title is pun on Parkinson's name. Illustrated woodcut title page with Garden of Eden / Garden as Paradise theme by Christopher Switzer. Lavishly illustrated with 109 full page plant illustrations. "The earlier of the two great and justly famous works by the herbarist [Parkinson] ... A sumptuous book that contains much interesting information, as well as significantly reflecting the growing interest in Stuart England in gardens and botany as something more than merely the handmaidens of medicine." ; The English Experience, Its Record In Early Printed Books Published In Facsimile; Ex-Library; Vol. 758; [12], 612, [16] pages .
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- Seller
- Mike's Library (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 15909
- Title
- Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris : London 1629
- Author
- Parkinson, John
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 9022107582
- ISBN 13
- 9789022107584
- Publisher
- Walter J Johnson / Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
- Place of Publication
- Amsterdam
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- 9022107582, Gardening - Early works to 1800, Flower Gardens - History, Kitchen Gardens, Orchards - Fruit Trees, English Gardens, Horticulture - Great Britain - Early Works, Herbal Medicine
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