The herball, or, Generall historie of plantes
By: gathered by John Gerarde ...
Contributors: Norton, John, d. 1612, printer.; Norton, Bonham, 1565-1635, bookseller.; Bollifant, Edmund, d. 1602, printer.; Pratt, W., binder.; English Printing Collection (Library of Congress); Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: By Iohn Norton
Published: 1597
Place of publication: Imprinted at London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1392
Subjects: Botany -- Pre-Linnean works; Herbs -- Early works to 1800; Botany, Medical -- Early works to 1800; Herbals -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Pre-Linnean works.; Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Herball; Generall historie of plantes
Notes: STC (2nd ed.) 11750
Rosenwald 1263
Engraved t.p.
Colophon: "Imprinted at London by Edm. Bollifant, for Bonham and Iohn Norton, M.D.XCVII."
Signatures: A⁴ B⁶ ²A-²B⁸ C-3V⁸ 3X¹⁰ 4A-4T⁸ 4V⁶ 5A-5I⁴.
Coat of arms of Lord Burghley on t.p. verso; full page portrait of author facing p. 1, dated 1598.
Includes indexes.
LC copy misbound: p. 621-622 (erroneously signed 2Q2) bound in place of 611-612; 611-612 bound between 620 and 623. Bound by W. Pratt. Dealer's description, laid in.