Lot 17

[HERBAL] -- [BOOK CLUB OF CALIFORNIA]. SHAFFER, Ellen. The Garden of Health: An Account of Two Herbals, The Gart des Gesundheit and the Hortus Sanitatis. [San Francisco:] Lawton Kennedy for Book Club of California, 1957.

Sale 945 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana

Lots 1-307

Nov 9, 2021 4:00AM CT

Lots 308-687

Nov 10, 2021 4:00AM CT

Live / Chicago

Estimate

$100 - $200

Sold for $63

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

4to. ORIGINAL LEAF from the Hortus Sanitatis (Strasbourg, 1499) tipped in. Title printed in red, green and black; reproductions of woodcuts throughout. Original linen-backed red boards; original plain dust jacket.

LIMITED EDITION, one of 300 unnumbered copies. Original prospectus laid in. BCC 96.

This lot is located in Chicago.

Property from the Collection of Dr. Brant Mittler

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