Hortus Floridus; The First Book, Contayninge a very lively and true Description of the Flowers of Springe.
London: Cresset Press, 1928.
Limited Edition.
One of 550 numbered copies.
'The seventeenth century saw the production of many books of plant engravings, and of these the "Hortus Floridus [I]" of Crispin de Pass is generally acknowledged to be the masterpiece.' Preface, Eleanor Sinclair Rohde.
Oblong octavo, etchings throughout; a very good copy in original morrocco-backed marbled boards, chip to top of spine, early bookplate, extremities mildly rubbed.
Price (AUD): $175.00 other currencies
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