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Sale 242: Fine & Rare Books with a Collection of Charles Dickens (#242) 05/23/2002 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 05/23/2002 1:00 PM PDT

Lot #72 De medicinali materia libri sex

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$406.25

Estimate: $400 - $600

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Title:

De medicinali materia libri sex

Author:

Dioscorides, Pedanius

Place Published:

[Lugduni, i.e. Lyons]

Publisher:

[Balthazarem Arnolletum]

Date Published:

[1550 or 1552]

Description:

[28] (of 32), 784 (of 790) pp. Illustrated with numerous woodcuts of plants and animals in the text. (8vo) 6¼x4, old vellum, new endpapers.

Scarce 16th century herbal. Lacking the first two leaves, aa1 and aa2, being the title-page and following leaf; also lacking l4-5 (pp. 167-170), CC3 (pp. 773-4), and DD1-4 (pp. 785-790, with D4 apparently a blank).

Condition:

Some soiling and wear to the covers; occasional staining within, shaving to some running headings and page numbers, good, sold as is.

Item#:

115669
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