Boccone (Paolo). Icones rariorum plantarum Sicilae, Melitae, Galliae, et Italia, 1674, Lilford copy
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Boccone (Paolo). Icones et descriptiones rariorum plantarum Sicilae, Melitae, Galliae, et Italia, 1st edition, [Oxford]: e Theatro Sheldoniano, 1674, engraved title vignette, 52 botanical engravings in the letterpress, title-page (a1) slightly marked from careless edge-sprinkling, a2 verso and a3 recto dust-soiled, both leaves chipped at outer corners, contemporary panelled sheep, rebacked and repaired, 4to (23 x 17.4 cm)
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Provenance: Lord Lilford (engraved bookplate; library label).
ESTC R6118; Henrey 14; Nissen BBI 179; Wing B3385.
'In 1674 the Oxford press published Paolo Boccone's Icones ... edited by Morison from a manuscript sent to him by Charles Hatton, whom he had met in Paris during the 1650s. Morison's edition, dedicated to Hatton, demonstrated that his method of classification could be extended to ferns and other plants which had traditionally been thought to be without flowers or seed' (ODNB).
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Sold for £660
Boccone (Paolo). Icones et descriptiones rariorum plantarum Sicilae, Melitae, Galliae, et Italia, 1st edition, [Oxford]: e Theatro Sheldoniano, 1674, engraved title vignette, 52 botanical engravings in the letterpress, title-page (a1) slightly marked from careless edge-sprinkling, a2 verso and a3 recto dust-soiled, both leaves chipped at outer corners, contemporary panelled sheep, rebacked and repaired, 4to (23 x 17.4 cm)
(Qty: 1)
Provenance: Lord Lilford (engraved bookplate; library label).
ESTC R6118; Henrey 14; Nissen BBI 179; Wing B3385.
'In 1674 the Oxford press published Paolo Boccone's Icones ... edited by Morison from a manuscript sent to him by Charles Hatton, whom he had met in Paris during the 1650s. Morison's edition, dedicated to Hatton, demonstrated that his method of classification could be extended to ferns and other plants which had traditionally been thought to be without flowers or seed' (ODNB).
