Author: (Hunger, Dr. F. W. T.)
Title: Early Herbals from the Library of Dr. F.W. T. Hunger Voorschoten. To Be Sold by Auction November 7,1951
Description: Amsterdam, International Antiquariaat, 1951. 1951. Amsterdam, International Antiquariaat, 1951. 1951. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed light tan wrappers. The binding is lightly bumped with the spine & extremities darkened and the head and tail of the spine chipped. There is a small, light stain to the rear wrap. 52 pages. Illustrated in black & white with a frontispiece portrait & numerous facsimiles. Part of the surface of the verso of the frontispiece has been rubbed away. The top page corners are lightly bumped. Good.

Dr. F. W. T. Hunger was a historian of the botanical sciences,specializing in classical and sixteenth-century herbals. This auction catalog lists forty items from his collection. The text is in English. Good .

Keywords: NATURAL HISTORY; BOTANY; EARLY HERBALS FROM THE LIBRARY OF DR. F. W. T. HUNGER; ILLUSTRATED AUCTION CATALOG; FACSIMILES; DUTCH COLLECTOR; DUTCH BOTANICAL HISTORIAN; INTERNATIONAL ANTIQUARIAAT.

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