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Lot 101
Sale 568 - Fine Books and Manuscripts
May 1, 2018
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$813
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[BOTANICAL]. Besler, Basilius (1561-1629)
I. Colocasia, II. Pseudocolocnthis pri forma, III. Cucurbita Arantij formafrom Hortus Eystettensis, Eichstatt and Nuremburg, 1613 or laterCopper plate engraving with later hand-coloring, image 19 1/8 x 15 5/8 in (21 3/4 x 16 5/8 in sheet), on laid paper with Latin text on verso, some minor mostly marginal spotting, some light chipping to edges, matted.