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A Greene Forest or a Naturall Historie, wherein may bee seene first the most sufferaigne vertues in all the whole kinde of stones & mettals : next of Plants, as of Herbes, Trees, and Shrubs, Lastly of Brute Beastes, Foules, Fishes, creeping worms and Serpents by Maplet, John (introduced by W H Davies) - 1930

by Maplet, John (introduced by W H Davies)

A Greene Forest or a Naturall Historie, wherein may bee seene first the most sufferaigne vertues in all the whole kinde of stones & mettals : next of Plants, as of Herbes, Trees, and Shrubs, Lastly of Brute Beastes, Foules, Fishes, creeping worms and Serpents by Maplet, John (introduced by W H Davies) - 1930

A Greene Forest or a Naturall Historie, wherein may bee seene first the most sufferaigne vertues in all the whole kinde of stones & mettals : next of Plants, as of Herbes, Trees, and Shrubs, Lastly of Brute Beastes, Foules, Fishes, creeping worms and Serpents

by Maplet, John (introduced by W H Davies)

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Hesperides Press, 1930. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. reprinted edition. hardback, large 8vo, reprinted from the 1567 edition, green cloth lettered gilt to a faded spine, no dust wrapper, top edge gilt, tightly bound, some mild spotting to pre-lims but o/w very good, text unmarked, Limited edition of 550 copies of which this is an un-numbered example, 186pp.
  • Bookseller Pendleburys - the bookshop in the hills GB (GB)
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  • Publisher Hesperides Press
  • Date Published 1930
  • Keywords forests woodland forestry nature
A Greene Forest or a naturall Historie
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A Greene Forest or a naturall Historie

by John Maplet (Complied by); W. H. Davies (Introduction)

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Reprinted from the Edition of 1567.
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A Greene Forest or a naturall Historie, Wherein may bee seene first the most susseraine Vertues...

A Greene Forest or a naturall Historie, Wherein may bee seene first the most susseraine Vertues in all the whole kinde of Stones & Mettals: next of Plants, as of Herbes, Trees, and Shrubs, Lastly of Brute Beastes, Foules, Fishes, creeping worms, and Serpents, and that Alphabetically: so that a Table shall not neede.

by DAVIES, W.H. (introduces). MAPLET, John (compiles)

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The Hesperides Press, London., 1930. First edition thus: reprinted from the edition of 1567. Quarto. pp xii, 186. Five-page Introduction by W.H. Davies. Number 47 of 50 copies on Millbourne pure rag hand-made paper signed by Davies at the end of the Introduction and specially bound in full green vellum, out of a total edition of 575 copies. As often happens with coloured vellum the covers are differentially toned. A little surface abrasion to covers. Very good in very good, slightly rubbed and partially faded slipcase.
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A Greene Forest

by Maplet, John, compiler; introduction by W. H. Davies

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London: Hesperides Press, 1930. Hardcover. Near fine condition in a very good slipcase. One of 50 numbered copies signed by Davies, from a total edition of 575 copies. Bound in full green vellum and printed on Millbourne pure rag hand-made paper. Reprinted from the 1567 London edition of Henry Denham. Uncut. Spine sunned, slipcase sunned and chipped at extremities.
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