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Kiefer

1333 - (Lonicer, A.

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€500

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Estimation

€500 - 750

Sale fees

27%

(Lonicer, A. A Complete Book of Herbs, and Artificial Representations of Trees, Shrubs, Hedges, Herbs, Grains, Spices, etc., Now Accompanied by a Supplement Containing the Very Latest and Most Useful Observations... by B. Ehrhart. 3 parts and an appendix in 1 vol. Ulm, Bartholomaei 1770). Fol. With numerous woodcuts in the text. 566 pp., 1 fol., pp. 571–750, 12 fol., 4 fol., 134 (of 136) pp. Läd. Ldr. Nissen 1228. - Ulm edition of the popular herbarium. - In addition to plants, animals, and minerals, it also contains numerous illustrations of distillation apparatus. “In his widely circulated herbals, Lonicerus provided a remarkably clear treatise on the distillation methods of his time. It is well-organized and very well illustrated with woodcuts” (Heilmann, *Herbals*, p. 233). - As is often the case, a blank leaf is missing between Parts 2 and 3 (Bbb4). Four unnumbered leaves are missing at the beginning and at the end (pp. 135/136). - Significant signs of wear. Pages are loose or separated, with marginal discoloration; numerous pages have tears or missing sections (in some cases resulting in slight loss of text or illustrations); in places, the paper is slightly browned and stained, and some pages have slight water stains along the edges.

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Auction details

Auction 146 - Day 1
Wednesday, December 9
10:00 AM
Steubenstrasse, 36
75172 Pforzheim, Germany

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