Auction No 403, Tag: Botany

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Basilius Besler "Hortus Eystettensis", Aboca Museum, Italy, 2006, facsimile reprint of the 1613 edition in 3 large folio volumes

Lot: 72

  • Auction Date: Wed 1st Sep 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £1000 - £1500
SOLD £1220
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Basilius Besler Hortus Eystettensis, Aboca Museum, Italy, 2006, facsimile reprint of the 1613 edition in 3 large folio volumes bound in fine full blind-tooled leather with gilt leather titles (these chipped, as issued), together with the quarto size Commentary complete with d/jkt. The volumes contain 367 full-page colour plates of Botanical specimens with descriptive text. They are housed in the original printed card storage boxes. No. 148 of 1,450 issued. VF internally without inscriptions. (4)