07-20-201807-21-2018
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Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3117BBoston
July 20, 2018 12:00 PMCalender
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Grew, Nehemiah (1641-1712) The Anatomy of Vegetables Begun. With a General Account of Vegetation Founded thereon.

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$2,460$2,000
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 3117BLocation: BostonDate / Time: July 20, 2018 12:00PM

Description:

Grew, Nehemiah (1641-1712) The Anatomy of Vegetables Begun. With a General Account of Vegetation Founded thereon. London: Printed for Spencer Hickman, printer to the R. Society, 1672. First edition, octavo, illustrated with three folding engravings with microscopic views of plant anatomy bound at the end of the text; contents very good, bound in full contemporary calf, neatly rebacked, 6 1/4 x 3 1/2 in.

A8, a8, B-O8 (N6 blank & present; O8 blank likely present).
http://estc.bl.uk/R30321
Estimate $3,000-4,000


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Spencer Hickman, London