The British herbal :
an history of plants and trees, natives of Britain, cultivated for use, or raised for beauty /
by John Hill, M.D.
Description
- Related Names
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Collins, B. (Benjamin), 1715-1785.
Newbery, John, 1713-1767.
Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810.
Smith, John, 1717-1764.
Smith, Adam, active 1768-1770.
Burgess, Thomas, 18th cent.
Boyce, Samuel, -1775.
Benning, R.
Roberts, Henry, approximately 1710-approximately 1790.
S. Crowder and H. Woodgate
T. Osborne and J. Shipton (Firm)
Darly & Edwards
- Language(s)
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English
- Published
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London : Printed for T. Osborne and J. Shipton, in Gray's-Inn; J. Hodges, near London-Bridge; J. Newbery, in St. Paul's Church-yard; B. Collins; and S. Crowder and H. Woodgate, in Pater-noster-Row., MDCCLVI [1756]
- Note
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Includes index.
The plates are engraved by R. Benning (pl. 6, 13), Boyce (pl. 1, 14, 15, 28, 32, 35, 38), J. Burgess (pl. 33), Darly & Edwards (pl. 7, 8, 11, 12, 16, 17, 25, 26, 29, 31), H. Roberts (pl. 2-5, 19), A. Smith (pl. 74, 75), J. Smith (pl. 70), and others. Many plates are unsigned.
This is the ordinary paper issue: the plates were issued uncolored, the uncut leaf is 42x26 cm, and the gutter margin of a leaf of text is 2-3 cm. There is also a large paper issue (Henrey 799), where the plates were issued colored, the uncut leaf is 46x28 cm, and the gutter margin of a leaf of text is 4-5 cm. ESTC and Roscoe conflate the two issues.
Engraved title vignette by C. Grignion; engraved frontispiece by H. Roberts after S. Wale.
Title page in red and black; printed in double columns.
Signatures: [A]² B-6U².
- Physical Description
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[4], 533, [3] p., [1], 75 leaves of plates :
ill. (engravings) ;
43 cm (fol.)
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