Rare Early Edition of Italian Herbal  Anon: Herbolario Volg...

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Rare Early Edition of Italian Herbal 

Anon: Herbolario Volgare: nel quale se dimostra conoscer le herbe et le sue vrtu: et il modo di operale: con molti altri simplici: di novo venute in luce; et di latino in volgore tradutte ... Sm. 8vo Venice (Gio Maria Palamides)1539. [6] 151, [1], [22], title printed in red & bl. with lg. wd. cut illus of Saints Cosma and Damian, with 151 wd. three quarter page illus. depicting plants, herbs, roots etc., also with full page wd. cut illus. on ff. 2a6 of Virgin Mary and Angel Gabriel, and with full page illus. on recto of final leaf with image of Christ the Lord, a.e.g., rebound, with good margins, by F. Bedford, stamped, of sprinkled calf, gilt tooled corner decoration and lined panels, spine gilt in panels, mor. labels. A very good example. (1)