Theatrum Botanicum, 1640
Updated September 24, 2026
| Lot number | 178 |
| Estimate | 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD |
| Auction | Fall Rare Books, Manuscripts, Historical Prints, & Ephemera |
| Date | October 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Quinn's Auction Galleries |
| Location | Falls Church, Virginia |
PARKINSON, JOHN. Theatrum Botanicum: The Theater of Plants. Or, An Herball of a Large Extent.... London: Thomas Cotes, 1640. Folio (220 x 345 mm). Additional engraved title by W. Marshall and over 2700 woodcut illustrations of plants in text. [18], 1755, [1 errata] pp. Contemporary calf with early reback, 6 raised bands. Provenance: Antonius Oughton ?D--- (contemporary ink signature); James Russell (armorial bookplate). ESTC S121875. First edition of this exhaustive and profusely illustrated botanical work, the greatest and most influential of its era. Condition Lacking pp 615/16 and 621/22, old marginal dampstaining to title and first several leaves, frontispiece wrinkled, errata leaf unevenlly toned and worn at top edge, a few stray spots of foxing but a largely clean copy internally; early reback to style, headband partially torn, cracking to joints with cords exposed, some scuffing and wear to boards.
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