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VERMIS SERICUS, SILK WORMS. by JOANNES, Stradanus, inventor.: - 1850

by JOANNES, Stradanus, inventor.:

VERMIS SERICUS, SILK WORMS. by JOANNES, Stradanus, inventor.: - 1850

VERMIS SERICUS, SILK WORMS.

by JOANNES, Stradanus, inventor.:

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(Netherlands? Philips Galle), no date circa 1850.. Six handcoloured engraved plates with Latin and French captions, engraved by Karel van Mallery, after Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Galle's small printed name deleted at lower edge of all plates. Oblong format approximately 340 x 245 mm, 13 x 9½ inches, bound in old marbled paper, ink title on label to upper cover. Marbled paper covers worn with tips of corners missing, vertical tear to outer margin of title page, repaired on blank side, not touching image, margins of plates dusty with some small brown spots, small turning creases to all corners, good copy. Printing of engraved illustrations may have been from old plates. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

  • Bookseller Roger Middleton GB (GB)
  • Format/Binding Original publisher's binding
  • Book Condition Used
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Place of Publication (Netherlands? Philips Galle), no date circa 1850.
  • Date Published 1850
  • Keywords Silkworms, Sericulture, Silk industry,
VERMIS SERICUS. (History of the Silk Worm - handwritten in ink on old label on upper cover).
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VERMIS SERICUS. (History of the Silk Worm - handwritten in ink on old label on upper cover).

by STRADANUS, Joannes, inventor.:

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(Netherlands, Philips Galle), no date circa 1850.. Six handcoloured engraved plates with Latin and French captions, engraved by Karel van Mallery, after Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Galle's small printed name deleted at lower edge of all plates. Oblong format approximately 340 x 245 mm, 13 x 9½ inches, bound in old marbled paper. Marbled paper covers worn with tips of corners missing, vertical tear to outer margin of title page, repaired on blank side, not touching image, margins of plates dusty with some small brown spots, small turning creases to all corners, a good copy. These engraved illustrations first published circa 1595. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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£350.00

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