Lot 124 , Hill, John - A General Natural History: or, new and accurate descriptions of the animals, vegetables and minerals of the different parts of the world.. Vol II The History of Plants.

Hill, John - A General Natural History: or, new and accurate descriptions of the animals, vegetables and minerals of the different parts of the world.. Vol II The History of Plants. illustrated with 16 engraved plates of which 2 are hand coloured. 20th c black leather, spine with raised bands, gilt tooled and red gilt lettered label, marbled endpapers, edges untrimmed. This is the second volume of the Natural History, which deals exclusively with plants. This volume is generally regarded as having introduced the Linnaean system to England. T. Osborne 1751 folio, Blanche Henry 809. Pritzel 4064, Welcome 3
£100-200

Condition:
xxvi, 642, [8] pp. head of spine and extremities scuffed, some internal browning from book mark placement on edge of some plates, paper repair to p.3, gutter worm hole some a few leaves in the centre of the volume,repairs to first and last leaves, half title attached to endpaper at gutter with crack to verso at head, a few leaves creased.