[Rarebooks] FS: Lonitzer's KREUTERBUCH, 1609, with 800 hand-colored woodcuts

[Charles Agvent]

One of 65 fine items from our new Spring Catalog recently posted on our 
website: http://www.erols.com/agvent

LONICER  (LONITZER), Adam. KREUTERBUCH. KUNSTLICHE  CONTERFEYTUNGE
DER BAUME, STAUDEN, HECKEN, KREUTER, GETREYDE, GEWURTZE.... Frankfort:
S.  Latomus  for  V.  Steinmeyer 1609. Two parts in  one  volume  with
separate  title  pages.  Small  folio  (7-1/4"  x  11-3/4")  bound  in
somewhat  later parchment-backed boards; [14], [1], 1-382, [19] pages.
An  early edition of one of the most popular herbals of the time and a
richly  illustrated  scientific and medical  encyclopedia.  Eventually
over  twenty editions were published, the last in 1783. This copy  has
its  approximately  800  woodcuts all with  early  hand-coloring.  The
woodcuts  are  mainly  botanical, but the final section of  70  leaves
includes  birds,  mammals,  and related subjects.  Also  depicted  are
scenes  of farming, mining, and distilling. Nissen 1228; Pritzel 5599.
This  copy  has  several leaves in facsimile: the contents  page,  the
last  three  pages of text (only one illustration affected),  and  six
leaves  of  the register. The front blank is lacking, and there is  an
eight-page  manuscript  index with notes at the rear.  Text  generally
aged  but  mostly clean with occasional soiling and  several  repairs;
first  few  leaves  including the title page laid down.  A  delightful
compendium. Very Good copy of this attractive book.         $12,500.00

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