Renaissance herbal without equal
The binding is an early 20th century one, and the very last leaf has been supplied as an autograph facsimile, but on March 17 the 1578 first English edition of Rembert Dodoens’ A Nievve Herball, or Historie of Plants shown here was bid to £3000.
Part of a sale held by Toovey’s (24.5% buyer’s premium) of Washington, West Sussex, it is a woodcu…