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Botany.- [Dodoens (Rembert) A Nievve Herball, or Historie of Plantes, first edition in English, translated by Henry Lyte, 530pp. only of 828pp., lacks title and all before2*4, numerous ff. in the text and all after 3S2, numerous woodcut illustrations throughout (c. 50pp. at beginning with contemporary hand-colouring), numerous holes and tears with loss, browned, some staining, ink and watercolour portrait of Dodoens and manuscripti title supplied in Cork in 1821, manuscript note appended at beginning, inner hinges strengthened, contemporary calf, scratched and rubbed, some slight worming affecting spine and lower cover, [Henrey 110; Hunt 132; Nissen BBI 516; STC 6984], sm. folio (275 x 175mm.), [London [Antwerp, printed by Henry Loe, sold] by me Gerard Dewes, dwelling in Pawles Churchyarde at the signe of the Swanne, 1578]; sold not subject to return.
*** Inscription on title: "... this original Work of Dodoen's, which being very much abused & mutilated this small remant of it was rescued from destruction, by Denis O Flyn of Cork 1821."](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/xlarge/b91e9ed8-9a90-ee11-b864-d4548b6f1f2f/20dc67b5-8391-ee11-817b-6045bdfc47ac.webp "151
Botany.- [Dodoens (Rembert) A Nievve Herball, or Historie of Plantes, first edition in English, translated by Henry Lyte, 530pp. only of 828pp., lacks title and all before2*4, numerous ff. in the text and all after 3S2, numerous woodcut illustrations throughout (c. 50pp. at beginning with contemporary hand-colouring), numerous holes and tears with loss, browned, some staining, ink and watercolour portrait of Dodoens and manuscripti title supplied in Cork in 1821, manuscript note appended at beginning, inner hinges strengthened, contemporary calf, scratched and rubbed, some slight worming affecting spine and lower cover, [Henrey 110; Hunt 132; Nissen BBI 516; STC 6984], sm. folio (275 x 175mm.), [London [Antwerp, printed by Henry Loe, sold] by me Gerard Dewes, dwelling in Pawles Churchyarde at the signe of the Swanne, 1578]; sold not subject to return.
*** Inscription on title: \"... this original Work of Dodoen's, which being very much abused & mutilated this small remant of it was rescued from destruction, by Denis O Flyn of Cork 1821.\"")
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Botany.- [Dodoens (Rembert) A Nievve Herball, or Historie of Plantes, first edition in English, translated by Henry Lyte, 530pp. only of 828pp., lacks title and all before2*4, numerous ff. in the text and all after 3S2, numerous woodcut illustrations throughout (c. 50pp. at beginning with contemporary hand-colouring), numerous holes and tears with loss, browned, some staining, ink and watercolour portrait of Dodoens and manuscripti title supplied in Cork in 1821, manuscript note appended at beginning, inner hinges strengthened, contemporary calf, scratched and rubbed, some slight worming affecting spine and lower cover, [Henrey 110; Hunt 132; Nissen BBI 516; STC 6984], sm. folio (275 x 175mm.), [London [Antwerp, printed by Henry Loe, sold] by me Gerard Dewes, dwelling in Pawles Churchyarde at the signe of the Swanne, 1578]; sold not subject to return.
⁂ Inscription on title: "... this original Work of Dodoen's, which being very much abused & mutilated this small remant of it was rescued from destruction, by Denis O Flyn of Cork 1821."
Lot 151
Botany.- Dodoens (Rembert) [A Nievve Herball, 1578]; sold not subject to return.
Estimate: £400 - 600
Description
Botany.- [Dodoens (Rembert) A Nievve Herball, or Historie of Plantes, first edition in English, translated by Henry Lyte, 530pp. only of 828pp., lacks title and all before2*4, numerous ff. in the text and all after 3S2, numerous woodcut illustrations throughout (c. 50pp. at beginning with contemporary hand-colouring), numerous holes and tears with loss, browned, some staining, ink and watercolour portrait of Dodoens and manuscripti title supplied in Cork in 1821, manuscript note appended at beginning, inner hinges strengthened, contemporary calf, scratched and rubbed, some slight worming affecting spine and lower cover, [Henrey 110; Hunt 132; Nissen BBI 516; STC 6984], sm. folio (275 x 175mm.), [London [Antwerp, printed by Henry Loe, sold] by me Gerard Dewes, dwelling in Pawles Churchyarde at the signe of the Swanne, 1578]; sold not subject to return.
⁂ Inscription on title: "... this original Work of Dodoen's, which being very much abused & mutilated this small remant of it was rescued from destruction, by Denis O Flyn of Cork 1821."
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