Sibbald (Robert). Scotia illustrata sive prodromus historiae naturalis, 1st edition, Edinburgh: ex officina typographica Jacobi Kniblo, Josua Solingensis et Johannes Colmarii, 1684, pp. [10] 15 [15] 102 [12] 114 [12] 37 [7] 41-56 [4], initial engraved heraldic plate, 22 engraved natural history plates on 20 sheets, woodcut headpieces and initials, variable browning, small chip to lower fore corner of title-page, plates with contemporary manuscript captions in images, a few other marks, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked retaining original label, covers scuffed, tips restored, folio (37.4 x 22.4 cm) (Qty: 1) THE DAVID WILSON LIBRARY PART III: SCOTLAND, HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS Anker 471; ESTC R9747; Mullens & Swann pp. 534-5; Nissen ZBI 3847. Scotia illustrata is Sibbald's 'most elaborate work ... an essay on Scotland's natural history in the widest sense, from natural phenomena, through the plant and animal kingdoms, to human disease' (ODNB).
Sibbald (Robert). Scotia illustrata sive prodromus historiae naturalis, 1st edition, Edinburgh: ex officina typographica Jacobi Kniblo, Josua Solingensis et Johannes Colmarii, 1684, pp. [10] 15 [15] 102 [12] 114 [12] 37 [7] 41-56 [4], initial engraved heraldic plate, 22 engraved natural history plates on 20 sheets, woodcut headpieces and initials, variable browning, small chip to lower fore corner of title-page, plates with contemporary manuscript captions in images, a few other marks, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked retaining original label, covers scuffed, tips restored, folio (37.4 x 22.4 cm) (Qty: 1) THE DAVID WILSON LIBRARY PART III: SCOTLAND, HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS Anker 471; ESTC R9747; Mullens & Swann pp. 534-5; Nissen ZBI 3847. Scotia illustrata is Sibbald's 'most elaborate work ... an essay on Scotland's natural history in the widest sense, from natural phenomena, through the plant and animal kingdoms, to human disease' (ODNB).
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