Great Natural History Books and their Creators

PUBLISHER
The British Library and Oak Knoll Press.

BINDING
Green cloth boards.

BOOK CONDITION
Very good, few signs of wear. Text and images have no noticeable marks. 

DUST JACKET
Good, little wear and some creasing at very edges. Tiny tear to top right front corner.

EDITION
2003.

DESCRIPTION
The stories behind some of the rarest and most sought after works of natural history, including Besler's "Hortus Eystettensis" and Thornton's "Temple of Flora". Illustrated with many beautiful colour plates from the original copies in The British Library. 176 pp. Quarto, 23 x 30 cm.

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