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Boccone.Icones & descriptiones rariorum plantarum

Boccone (Paolo) Icones & descriptiones rariorum plantarum Siciliae, Melitae, Galliae, & Italiae,

edited by Robert Morrison, first edition, title with engraved vignette of Sheldonian Theatre, 52 engraved illustrations of plants, contemporary ink signature of J.Saville of Lichfield on front free endpaper, also later pencil signatures of Geo.B.Milne Redhead and Robert Bateman, a few pencil annotations to text, title and preliminaries rather soiled and stained, one leaf of Index torn and crudely repaired, light water-staining to upper edge of last few leaves, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked, [Hunt 329], 4to, [Oxford], Sheldonian Theatre, 1674.

***Very occasionally found with an additional leaf of dedication to the Royal Society, but not called for in ESTC. It is not present in this copy..