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Sale 1184 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, including Americana
May 11, 2023
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BRYANT, Charles (d.1799). Flora Diaetetica: Or, History of Esculent Plants, Both Domestic and Foreign. London: B. White, 1783.
8vo (227 x 140 mm). Index and errata. (Some occasional spotting, a few leaves with dampstaining upper margin.) Original paper-backed boards, uncut (rear cover detaching, some wear and staining). Provenance: unidentified Ripley (contemporary signature to title-page, a few annotations).
FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL BOARDS of this introduction to Botany, with extensive descriptions of the parts of plants containing nutritious value. ESTC T144474; Pritzel 1301; Stafleu & Cowan 858.
Selections from Antiquariat Botanicum, Dr. Eugene Vigil