A Blessing of the Plants
by Translated & Illustrated by Fredric Brewer
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Bloomington, Indiana: The Raintree Press, 1975. RARE, copy 19 of only 29 copies printed. Hand-set in Garamond with Lombardie and Cloister initials, and printed by letterpress. Near Fine, small stain bottom edge front wrapper. 24 unnumbered pages. "A Blessing of the Plants" was set down more than a thousand years ago in the LACNUNGA, or leech-book, and Anglo-Saxon collection of medicinal recipes." A masterful example of Brewer's skill with illustration and the letterpress. Not recorded at OCLC. . SIGNED BY ARTIST. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited Edition.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009698
- Title
- A Blessing of the Plants
- Author
- Translated & Illustrated by Fredric Brewer
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Raintree Press
- Place of Publication
- Bloomington, Indiana
- Date Published
- 1975
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books About Books and Fine Printing; Medicine;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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