25. Brunfels (Otto) Herbarium Tomis Tribus, third edition, Strasbourg, J. Schott, 1537 bound with Novi Herbarii Tomus II, second edition, Strasbourg, J. Schott, 1536 bound with Tomus Herbarii III, first edition, Strasbourg, J. Schott, 1536, together 3 vol. in 1, 2 text ff. within architectural borders, woodcut illustrations, many full-page, by Hans Weiditz, lightly water-stained, mostly marginal, heavier in vol.1, old panelled calf, upper joint splitting, upper cover worn, corners worn, [Cf. Hunt 30; Nissen 257; Wellcome 1105; Adams B2925], folio.
est. £2000 – £3000
“Brunfels was the first great mind in modern botany” (Hunt).