Lot 23
Childrens botanical book.- Estienne (Charles) De re hortensi libellus, Paris, Robert Estienne, 1545.
Estimate: £300 - 400
Description
Children's botanical book.- [Estienne (Charles)] De re hortensi libellus, collation: a-i8, title with woodcut printer's device, errata to penultimate verso, final f. blank, modern calf, 8vo (164 x 102mm.), Paris, Robert Estienne, September, 1545.
⁂ A scarce edition of this children's manual of plants, trees, fruits and herbs.
Literature: Adams E1734; Renouard, Estienne, 63:7.
Description
Children's botanical book.- [Estienne (Charles)] De re hortensi libellus, collation: a-i8, title with woodcut printer's device, errata to penultimate verso, final f. blank, modern calf, 8vo (164 x 102mm.), Paris, Robert Estienne, September, 1545.
⁂ A scarce edition of this children's manual of plants, trees, fruits and herbs.
Literature: Adams E1734; Renouard, Estienne, 63:7.