HILL, John. The British Herbal: an History of Plants and Trees, Natives of Britain, Cultivated for Use, or Raised for Beauty . London: for T. Osborne and J. Shipton, J. Hodges, J. Newberry, B. Collins, S. Crowder and H. Woodgate, 1756 [1757-8].
HILL, John. The British Herbal: an History of Plants and Trees, Natives of Britain, Cultivated for Use, or Raised for Beauty . London: for T. Osborne and J. Shipton, J. Hodges, J. Newberry, B. Collins, S. Crowder and H. Woodgate, 1756 [1757-8]. 2 o (423 x 269 mm). Title-page printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece by H. Roberts after S. Wale, title with engraved vignette, dedication to the Earl of Northumberland headed by engraved arms, 75 engraved plates by Boyce, Darly & Edwards, R. Benning H. Roberts and others after Darly & Edwards and J. Burgess, woodcut tailpieces, 3pp. manuscript index of the classes tipped in. (Some occasional offsetting, a few late leaves with marginal stains, 4B1 with marginal tear not affecting text, 6U2 with marginal tears with early repairs, plate 15 with marginal tear not affecting plate with loss and trimmed touching plate.) Modern cloth (rubbed). FIRST EDITION. "The genera and species are clearly described in The British Herbal , and the work is of importance as being one of the first publications to appear after the Species plantarum of 1753, the year internationally accepted as the starting-point for modern botanical nomenclature... The British Herbal is also of interest for Hill's criticism of Linnaeus" (Henrey). Blunt and Stearn, pp.170-171; Cleveland Collections 441, HA Copy 1 this copy; Henrey 799, pp. 92-95; Hunt 557; Nissen BBI 881; Stafleu-Cowan TL2 2769.
HILL, John. The British Herbal: an History of Plants and Trees, Natives of Britain, Cultivated for Use, or Raised for Beauty . London: for T. Osborne and J. Shipton, J. Hodges, J. Newberry, B. Collins, S. Crowder and H. Woodgate, 1756 [1757-8].
HILL, John. The British Herbal: an History of Plants and Trees, Natives of Britain, Cultivated for Use, or Raised for Beauty . London: for T. Osborne and J. Shipton, J. Hodges, J. Newberry, B. Collins, S. Crowder and H. Woodgate, 1756 [1757-8]. 2 o (423 x 269 mm). Title-page printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece by H. Roberts after S. Wale, title with engraved vignette, dedication to the Earl of Northumberland headed by engraved arms, 75 engraved plates by Boyce, Darly & Edwards, R. Benning H. Roberts and others after Darly & Edwards and J. Burgess, woodcut tailpieces, 3pp. manuscript index of the classes tipped in. (Some occasional offsetting, a few late leaves with marginal stains, 4B1 with marginal tear not affecting text, 6U2 with marginal tears with early repairs, plate 15 with marginal tear not affecting plate with loss and trimmed touching plate.) Modern cloth (rubbed). FIRST EDITION. "The genera and species are clearly described in The British Herbal , and the work is of importance as being one of the first publications to appear after the Species plantarum of 1753, the year internationally accepted as the starting-point for modern botanical nomenclature... The British Herbal is also of interest for Hill's criticism of Linnaeus" (Henrey). Blunt and Stearn, pp.170-171; Cleveland Collections 441, HA Copy 1 this copy; Henrey 799, pp. 92-95; Hunt 557; Nissen BBI 881; Stafleu-Cowan TL2 2769.
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