92. Dodoens (Rembert) A Nievve Herball, or Historie of Plantes, translated by Henry Lyte, first English edition, The Arpad Plesch copy, with bookplate, title within ornate woodcut historiated border and with woodcut arms of Henry Lyte verso, woodcut portrait of the author, numerous botanical illustrations throughout and a printer's device to verso of final index f., word 'Imrinted' corrected by the printer in colophon with a superimposed slip, word 'my' not corrected in imprint, occasional contemporary ink underlining and marginalia, occasional water-staining to outer margins, heavier to index ff. at end, 3 ff. with a few ink stains, a few other stains, 17th century calf, gilt, gilt spine in compartments and with a red morocco label, skilfully rebacked, preserving original backstrip, corners skilfuly repaired, rubbed, [Henrey 110; Nissen 516; STC 6984], a good copy, folio, At London [Antwerp], by my Gerard Dewes [Henry Loë], 1578. *** Provenance: Richard Ash, 1640 (ink signatures to title and colophon f.); Arpad Plesch (bookplate, sold The Library of the Stiftung fur Botanik Liechtenstein sale, Sotheby's, 16th/17th June, 1975, lot 214).
est. £1500 – £2000