GREW, Nehemiah (1641-1712). The Anatomy of Plants, London: W. Rawlins, 1682, 2°, FIRST COMPLETE EDITION, 83 engraved plates, 5 double-page, and 2 extra plates, making 85 in total (hand-written accession number on lower margin of dedication leaf), contemporary calf (rebacked preserving old spine, inner hinges broken, stitching perished). [Horblit 43b; LeFanu p.98; Nissen BBI 758; Plesch 302; Pritzel 3877; Sparrow 88; Wing G1945] Provenance: British Museum duplicate (stamp on verso of final plate); Bernard Quaritch (collation note on rear pastedown); JCL
GREW, Nehemiah (1641-1712). The Anatomy of Plants, London: W. Rawlins, 1682, 2°, FIRST COMPLETE EDITION, 83 engraved plates, 5 double-page, and 2 extra plates, making 85 in total (hand-written accession number on lower margin of dedication leaf), contemporary calf (rebacked preserving old spine, inner hinges broken, stitching perished). [Horblit 43b; LeFanu p.98; Nissen BBI 758; Plesch 302; Pritzel 3877; Sparrow 88; Wing G1945] Provenance: British Museum duplicate (stamp on verso of final plate); Bernard Quaritch (collation note on rear pastedown); JCL
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