
Lot 61•
MATTIOLI (PIER ANDREA) Opera quae exant omnia, hoc est Commentarii in VI libros Pedacil Dioscoridis Anazarbei de Medica materia, Basle, J. König 1674
4 December 2019, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge£600 - £800
Looking for a similar item?
Our Books & Manuscripts specialists can help you find a similar item at an auction or via a private sale.
Find your local specialistAsk about this lot

MATTIOLI (PIER ANDREA)
Opera quae exant omnia, hoc est Commentarii in VI libros Pedacil Dioscoridis Anazarbei de Medica materia, edited by Caspar Bauhin, title within wide historiated engraved border (cut to size and laid down), numerous woodcut illustrations throughout, lacks one preliminary leaf (a6) and final blank, some dampstaining and browning, crushed morocco by Anthony Gardner (signed and dated 1938 inside lower cover, and with binder's initials on green morocco label inside on lower cover), sides with blindstamped roll-tool outer and inner border enclosing inset panel of blindstamped green morocco, spine tooled in gilt with small inset morocco decorations within raised bands [Hunt 332; Nissen BBI 1309; Pritzel 5985], folio (350 x 205mm.), Basle, J. König 1674
Footnotes
Provenance: T. ?Kerrich, January 1825, inscription on front free endpaper; Robert James, Baron Petre, bookplate; Reynolds Stone (1909-1979), with note from the bookbinder Anthony Gardner to him loosely inserted; thence by descent to the present owner.