The compleat herbal, or, The botanical institutions of Mr. Tournefort, chief botanist of the late French king
Subtitle: carefully translated from the original Latin : with large additions from Ray, Gerarde, Parkinson, and others, the most celebrated moderns : to which are added, two alphabetical indexes : one, containing the names, the other the physical virtues and uses of the several plants : illustrated with about five hundred copper plates, containing above four thousand different figures, all curiously engraven : a work highly instructive, and of general use : with a short account of the life and writings of the author
Contributors: Martyn, John, 1699-1768, translator; Morphew, John, bookseller
Publisher: Printed for R. Bonwicke, Tim. Goodwin, John Walthoe, S. Wotton, Sam. Manship, Rich. Wilkin, Benj. Tooke, Ralph Smith and Tho. Ward, and are to be sold by J. Morphew, near Stationers Hall
Published: 1719
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Plants; Botany; Pre-Linnean works; Herbal Medicine; Herbals; Botanical illustration; Herbs; Early works to 1800; Therapeutic use; Popular Works
Other titles: Compleat herbal; Botanical institutions of Mr. Tournefort
Work titles: Institutiones rei herbariae
Notes: Vol. 1: [2], 4, 3-6, 3-625, [1] p., 143 leaves of plates; v. 2: [2], 649, [11] p., 144-277 leaves of plates.

Published in monthly and semi-monthly parts from 1716. According to Henrey, many parts were issued with separate t.p.

Vol. 2 bears the imprint: Printed for J. Walthoe, R. Wilkin, J. and J. Bonwicke, S. Birt, T. Ward and E. Wicksteed, 1730.

Translated by John Martyn. Cf. ESTC.

Engraved botanical plates.

Title printed within double rules.

Printed in double columns.

Includes indexes.

ESTC (RLIN) T121704

Henrey, B. Brit. botanical lit., 1432

Gift of Tania Norris.

Binding: mottled calf; gilt double fillets along edges of boards; spine gilt tooled, with five raised bands and morocco label with gilt title.