Authors starting with F from Antiquariat Botanicum

London: : Edward Arnold, , 1909.. First edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo. Original black cloth with gilt title, author and publisher on spine, title and author in gilt on cover. Columbine flower and plant stamped on cover in gilt, petals and sepals blue with gilt outline. Ends of spine slightly frayed, corners bumped. Small breaks in cloth along hinges Collation: [vi] vii-xi, [1]-316, [1]-16 (catalog). There are 16 plates prepared from photograhs taken by Mr. Horner of Settle. The gen... more information

London: : Edward Arnold, , 1921.. First edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. 1st edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth boards with gilt title, author and publisher on spine and title on cover. Binding slightly rubbed with minor loss to ink, especially on hinges. Uncut pages. Collation: [vi] vii-xi, 1-393, [1]-16 (catalogue) p. There are 16 reproduced photographs and one folding map. There is general light spotting mainly to fore edge of pages. Provenance: Signature of J. Howard Wilson, Dorrydge House (sic) on... more information

Oxford: : Clarendon Press, 1930. , 1930. . First edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very Good. 8vo (23.5 x 16 cm). Original blue cloth binding with printed dust jacket. Collation: [2], [vii] viii-xiv, [1] 2-272 pp. + photogravure frontispiece and several diagrams and graphs in text. The binding and text are in very good condition. The dust jacket is in mylar sleave but has loss at top of spine and corners. There is a 5 cm tear at the rear upper corner adjacent to spine that extends to printing but not... more information

Roma: : Mascardi, , 1667. . Full Vellum. Very Good. 8vo (17 x 11.5 cm). Contemporary limp vellum. 2 volumes in 1. Collation: [32], 831 (lacking second title page on p. 503) p. Both works illustrated with numerous wood cuts including a double page view of Rome. Manuscript label is on spine and some stains present on covers. Front board partially separated from text block. Some worming present in upper gutter. The missing engraved title page had the following information: "Roma antica figurata, nella... more information

London: : C & E Layton, , 1927.. Ex Libris. Original Cloth. Very Good. 8vo (22.3 x 14.2 cm) . Ex Libris. Original buckram binding with author and title in gilt on cover and in white ink on spine. Collation: [4] 95 p. with 5 half-tone reproductions of Newton’s manuscripts, all folded. There is small 5 cm. section of rear hinge that has been repaired near top of spine. The folding plates are facsimile pages of a Latin, mathematical manuscript by Newton. These remained unpublished at Trinity Coll... more information

New York: Macmillan, 1931. Cloth. Very Good +. 8vo. Blue cloth with minor wear along hinges and ends of spines. Collation: xiv, [1]-204. Binding and text in very good condition. This is one of the books published as part of The Cambridge series of physical chemistry edited by E. K. Rideal. Signature of Dr. McMillan on front free end paper with “Berkeley 1933” beneath ... more information

London: : Printed by E. Cotes for T. Williams, , 1664.. Full Leather. Very Good. 3d Edition. 4to (17.9 x 13.1 cm). Contemporary sheep. Collation: [4] [16] , 250 [22]; [2] 46 [4] p. 38 pages with woodcut illustrations, some full page. Two (2) parts in one volume. Printed end papers (with headline 'Hony found in the lions carcase'). These two front free end papers are from another work and inserted with double column text on a side. Text block has been cut down generally not affecting any text o... more information

Patavii : : Apud Ioannem Manfre, , 1722 . . First edition. Contemporary vellum. Very Good +. 4to (26.5 7& 18.5 cm). Contemporary vellum. Collation: [viii] 296 [4] pp. + 15 engraved plates that include images, text and tables and one in text engraving across the upper portion of two facing pages. Excellent early study on the aqueducts of Rome with the fine engravings and detail maps. ... more information

Paris: : La veufue Arnold Byrkman, , 1549.. Full Vellum. Very Good. 8vo. (16.4 x 10 cm) Bound in 17th century vellum with period endpapers. Collation: viii [16], 1-520 p. (p.387/388 supplied in facsimile). Includes 519 woodblock prints. Small circular institutional stamp (Maison de Poesis Fondation Blemont) on title page and several other pages, ca. 3 more. All 517 woodcuts have images with early coloring, many of the roots left uncolored. The plants depicted on facsimile pages in modern color. Text and ... more information