Hortus Eystettensis.
by Besler, Basilius
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Fine illustrated and antiquarian Gardening . Fac. Ed. Pub. Aboca Museum Edizioni. 2006. Three volume set with 367 full-page colour plates. Large folio. Hardbacks. Contents in fine condition. Original blind decorated cream leather bindings in fine condition, each volume housed in original publisher�s cardboard case. One of 1,450 sets, this set one of 50 reserved for Folio Society members with their prospectus loosely inserted. Deluxe facsimile of the first edition of one of the greatest flower books in existence. Published in Nuremberg in 1613, �Hortus Eystettensis� is �the most impressive of the early 17th century florilegia�. The work was published �under the patronage of Johann Conrad von Gemmingen, Bishop of Eichstatt, in whose garden most of the plants were grown� (Rix).
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- Bookseller
- C.Arden Bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63844
- Title
- Hortus Eystettensis.
- Author
- Besler, Basilius
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Fac. Ed. Pub. Aboca Museum Edizioni. 2006
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fine illustrated and antiquarian Gardening
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
C.Arden Bookseller
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About the Seller
C.Arden Bookseller
Biblio member since 2011
Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About C.Arden Bookseller
Around 10,000 books for sale through our bookroom on Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye. We're happy to view and buy books in our specialisms.Located in Hay-on-Wye, the ‘Town of Books’, our focus is on natural history, including the Collins' New Naturalist series, zoology, entomology, ornithology, gardening, botany, bees & beekeeping.We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the senior trade body for dealers in antiquarian and rare books.Opening hours: - Mon. to Fri. 9.30am to 5.00pm - Sat 9.30am to noon
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