Authors starting with V from Antiquariat Botanicum

London: printed for D.Brown etc., 1707. First English language edition. Contemporary calf. Good +. 8vo (19.0 x 11.2 cm.) Contemporary calf, raised bands to later spine with contrasting label, gilt lettering. Panels blank. Covers with tooled boarders and central area. Individual flower at corners of central design. Collation: [xvi], 352 + Frontis and 12 copper engraved plates. Michael van der Gucht, Flemish engraver working in England, engraved the frontis. The image on the Frontis is an allegorical pictu... more information

Paris: : Chez Pissot Libraire,, 1725. . Half Calf. Very Good. 4to (24.1 x 18.6 cm). Half calf with new spine and speckled marble boards. Collation: [xvi] 128 p. + 5 engraved plates (all folding). . The spine has raised bands and blank panels with separate leather gilt title in upper panel. Boards have wear along edges and corners. There is embossed coat of arms from the German Duchy of Mecklenburg -Schwerin for Leibgarde zu Pferde (Horse Guards). All edges of text block colored in red. There is an ink s... more information

Amstelodami: Excudebat Joannes Janssonius, 1617. This is a rare copy of a compliation of Vesalius's Epitome with 40 copper engraved plates(on 39 sheets), three from another contemporary copy.... more information

Erlangen: Johann Jacob Palm, 1802. Contemporary quarter calf. Very Good. 4to.(24.4 x 20.2 cm). Contemporary quarter calf binding. Collation: [viii], [1]-114 + engraved beetle at top of p.1, scarab on p. 56 and 12 hand colored engraved plates at rear. The binding has small loss to top of spine and along rear hinge, several worm holes near bottom of spine, red morocco label, gilt scrolls separate spine into panels with gilt flying insect. Marble boards with some wear, especially along edges Internal condit... more information

Cambridge: Typescript, 1963. Original Cloth. Very Good. Oblong 4to (32.3 x 19.9 cm). Original maroon cloth binding with gilt title on spine and front cover. Collation: [1 –title page], x ff preliminary and 163ff - listings for all reprints in the collection. Dr. Vorzimmer and his wife corrected the entire copy that they had compiled for this typescript.This appears to be their final corrected copy with copious ink and some pencil corrections or notations throughout. The 10 preliminary leaves contai... more information