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SALMON, W. Botanologia. The English Herbal: or, History of Plants. Containing I: Their names Greek, Latine and English. II:Their species of various kinds. III: Their descriptions. IV: Their places of growth. V: Their times of Flowering and seedings. VI: Their qualities or properties. VII: Their specifications. VIII: Their preparations galenick and chymick. IX: Their virtues and uses. X: A complete florilegium ... London, printed by I. Dawks, 1710. Folio. pp. (6), xxiv, 1296, (50), with engraved frontispiece and several hundred woodcuts. Recent full calf, antique style, spine with 6 raised bands and red label.

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Pritzel 8018; Hunt 426. An excellent copy with the scarce "Index Morborum", which is generally not present. The charming frontispiece was engraved by Michael van der Gucht from a drawing by Eloas Knight. The woodcuts are original and were not taken from other herbals as was usually done. Little is known of W. Salmon he lived from 1644-1712, after much travelling he settled down in London to practice medicine.
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