WHITTINGTON PRESS. BIDWELL, John. Mattioli's Herbal. A Short Account of Its Illustrations, with a Print from an Original Woodblock. , Pierpont Morgan Library, New York and The Whittington Press,. 2003.FIRST EDITION, no.255 of 350 copies, lg.4to., pp.(4)16 + colophon; large print from the original woodblock of asarum from Mattioli's Herbal of 1562, in pocket at end; a fine copy in original cloth-backed & edges decorated boards & matching slip-case. Printed at Whittington for the opening of the Morgan Library's exhibition 'Picturing Natural History...', 12 Feb., 2003, this is one of 50 copies to bear a joint imprint. (Book ref. 12811 ) £ 75.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Claude Cox Books , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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