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Auction #114 begins on 11 Apr 2024

Ammann (Paul)

HORTUS BOSIANUS QUOAD EXOTICA SOLUM DESCRIPTUS

Published: Typis Krugerianis, Leipzig, 1686

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(xi), 38 pages, extra illustrated with two large engraved folding plates, one of the gardens of Kaspar Bose outside the Grimma Gate in Leipzig (360 x 645 mm) and the other is titled 'Eigentliche Abbildung der Americanschen Aloe (715 x 395 mm), small stamps removed from the title page and dedication leaf, small portion of the bottom margin of leave 26/27 & 27/28 torn away, some light browning, contemporary quarter leather with red and green title labels, sprinkled paper sides, edges of the spine worn with some loss of the labels, top and bottom of the spine and corners are worn and chipped, marbled front and rear paste-down endpapers, embossed private library stamp at the bottom corner of the title page.

  • Binding Condition: Fair
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: Small 4to (220 x 180 mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Paul Mills
  • Country: South Africa
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