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Auction archive: Lot number 23

John Hill | The British Herbal, 1756

Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,165 - US$6,943
Price realised:
£4,032
ca. US$5,598
Auction archive: Lot number 23

John Hill | The British Herbal, 1756

Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,165 - US$6,943
Price realised:
£4,032
ca. US$5,598
Beschreibung:

John Hill The British Herbal: An history of plants and trees, natives of Britain, cultivated for use, or raised for beauty. London: T. Osborne and J. Shipton, 1756 Folio (460 x 280mm.), engraved allegorical frontispiece, title vignette, arms, and 75 plates, ALL HAND-COLOURED IN A CONTEMPORARY HAND, title printed in red and black, dedication with engraved arms, 75 engraved plates, all coloured by hand, contemporary straight-grained red morocco gilt, plate 2 torn at foot, plate 63 cut round and mounted, occasional slight spotting, binding rubbed LITERATURE:Nissen BBI 881; Henrey 799; Hunt 557; Pritzel 4063Condition reportCondition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The

Auction archive: Lot number 23
Auction:
Datum:
27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Auction house:
Sotheby's
London
Beschreibung:

John Hill The British Herbal: An history of plants and trees, natives of Britain, cultivated for use, or raised for beauty. London: T. Osborne and J. Shipton, 1756 Folio (460 x 280mm.), engraved allegorical frontispiece, title vignette, arms, and 75 plates, ALL HAND-COLOURED IN A CONTEMPORARY HAND, title printed in red and black, dedication with engraved arms, 75 engraved plates, all coloured by hand, contemporary straight-grained red morocco gilt, plate 2 torn at foot, plate 63 cut round and mounted, occasional slight spotting, binding rubbed LITERATURE:Nissen BBI 881; Henrey 799; Hunt 557; Pritzel 4063Condition reportCondition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The

Auction archive: Lot number 23
Auction:
Datum:
27 Apr 2021 - 13 May 2021
Auction house:
Sotheby's
London
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