Lot 22
Plat (Sir Hugh) Diuerse new sorts of Soyle not yet brought into any publique vse..., first edition, Peter Short, 1594.
Hammer Price: £1,200
Description
Plat (Sir Hugh) Diuerse new sorts of Soyle not yet brought into any publique vse..., first edition, collation: A-G4, H², woodcut title, C4 small hole with loss to couple words, some faint marginal damp-staining, small worming to margins and just into woodcut title, 20th century ochre morocco, some insect damage to upper cover, [STC 19989, Fussell I p.15], small 4to (183 x 125mm.), Peter Short, 1594.
⁂ The second part only of Plat's most valuable contribution to husbandry, The Jewell House of Art and Nature, which includes much on domestic matters including preserving fruits, distilling, cookery and cosmetics.
Description
Plat (Sir Hugh) Diuerse new sorts of Soyle not yet brought into any publique vse..., first edition, collation: A-G4, H², woodcut title, C4 small hole with loss to couple words, some faint marginal damp-staining, small worming to margins and just into woodcut title, 20th century ochre morocco, some insect damage to upper cover, [STC 19989, Fussell I p.15], small 4to (183 x 125mm.), Peter Short, 1594.
⁂ The second part only of Plat's most valuable contribution to husbandry, The Jewell House of Art and Nature, which includes much on domestic matters including preserving fruits, distilling, cookery and cosmetics.
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