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Herball : from The Dialogues of Creatures Moralised Appliable and edifying to every merry and jocund matter, & right profitable to the governance of men : First printed in latin by Gerard Leeu in Gouda in 1480 & in english in 1535
by Siegl, Helen, artist
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Arrowsic, Maine, United States
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About This Item
West Burke, Vermont: The Janus Press, 1979. 4to (11.5" x 8.75"), brown cloth over boards, paper title piece at spine, deckled edges. [1] title page; [2-25] text and 11 woodcuts; [26] acknowledgments and colophon. Bookplate of Wyman Parker at lower left corner of front paste-down. CONDITION: Near fine.
One of 150 signed and numbered copies. This is #105. From the colophon: "The illustrations were printed from the original blocks and handcolored by Kaja McGowan. The text is Spectrum with Menhart Unciala titles handset and printed by Nancy Reid on Barcham Green deWint paper; the binding is by Jim Bicknell."
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- Bookseller
- James Arsenault & Company
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8117
- Title
- Herball : from The Dialogues of Creatures Moralised Appliable and edifying to every merry and jocund matter, & right profitable to the governance of men : First printed in latin by Gerard Leeu in Gouda in 1480 & in english in 1535
- Author
- Siegl, Helen, artist
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- West Burke, Vermont: The Janus Press, 1979
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James Arsenault & Company
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Arrowsic, Maine
About James Arsenault & Company
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