Sale: 373 / Rare Books including Marine Art, Nov. 22. 2010 in Hamburg Lot 23

 
Blackwell, E. - Herbarium Blackwellianum. 6 Bde. 1750


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Blackwell, E.
Herbarium Blackwellianum. 6 Bde. 1750
Estimate:
€ 12,000 / $ 12,840
Sold:
€ 18,000 / $ 19,260

(incl. surcharge)
Blackwell, E. - Herbarium Blackwellianum emendatum et auctum. - Vermehrtes und verbessertes Blackwellisches Kräuter-Buch. Sammlung der Gewächse, die zum Arzney-Gebrauch in den Apothecken aufbehalten werden .. With a preface by Chr. J. Trew. 6 centuriae in 6 vols. With 6 colored copper titles and together 617 colored botanic copper plates by N. F. Eisenberger. Nuremberg, Fleischmann & de Launoy 1750-73. Contemp. calf with gilt spine. Folio.

Nissen 169. - Pritzel 812. - Plesch Coll. 63. - De Belder 29. - Dunthorne 43. - Sitwell/Blunt p. 75. - Heilmann pp. 355f. - First edition of the revised edition by Chr. J. Trew. One of the most renowned works on botany of the 18th century! "This edition is artistically superior to Blackwell's Curious Herbal on which it is only partly based. The first 500 plates by N. F. Eisenberger, were copied from Blackwell's plates but are much more carefully drawn, engraved and colored, and have alterations and additional material." (De Belder) - Unusually complete copy, with two additional copper plates in vol. I: Plate 16 Digitalis in 2 color variants and plate 75 Dictamnus albus Fraxinella in 2 different representations. Each copper with German and Latin plant inscription on the plate, partly with English description added by hand in former times. - Slightly stained in places and browned as well as somewhat wavy; coloring partly showing through and with offsetting respectively. Binding scraped and scuffed in places, 2 vol. slightly differently bound. All in all fine and clean copy of the important herbal.

Complete copy of the first Trew-edition of the famous botanical book. 6 engr. color. titles and 617 engr. color. plates. Contemp. leather. - Partly sligthly foxed and browned. Binding rubbed and partly bumped, 2 vols. in differing binding. Overall clean and fine copy.




23
Blackwell, E.
Herbarium Blackwellianum. 6 Bde. 1750
Estimate:
€ 12,000 / $ 12,840
Sold:
€ 18,000 / $ 19,260

(incl. surcharge)