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GERARD, JOHN. 1545-1612. :The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes. London: John Norton, 1597.
Folio (340 x 240 mm). Engraved title, portrait, woodcut illustrations throughout (2 with early hand-coloring). Contemporary paneled reverse calf, rebacked, later free endpapers. Lacking colophon 5i4, title trimmed and soiled, small hole on 3V3 with loss to 2 woodcuts, some foxing, staining and occasional small tear throughout, index leaves heavily worn and soiled, with one leaf strengthened at fore-margin.
Provenance: Thomas Leman (contemporary ownership signature on paste-down and title); another inscription dated 1656.
FIRST EDITION of this great herbal by \”the best known of English herbalists\” (Arber). The woodcuts include nearly 200 native plants which had not previously been described, as well as the first illustration of the potato. STC 11750; Henrey 154; Hunt 174; Nissen BBI 698.
