A new herball, wherin are conteyned the names of herbes in Greke, Latin, Englysh, Duch, Frenche, and in the potecaries and herbaries Latin, : with the properties degrees, and naturall places of the same / gathered and made by Wylliam Turner.

New herball, wherin are conteyned the names of the herbes in Greke, Latin, Englysh, Duch, Frenche

Imprinted at London : By Steven Myerdman, 1551.

94 unnumbered leaves : illustrations (woodcuts) ; 6mo (29 cm)

Volume 1 of 2 volumes. Volume 2 (1562) is confusingly titled 'The Seconde Parte of William Turners herball' and, more confusingly, is itself composed of 2 parts ('A Booke of the natures and properties / as well of the bathes in England'). The two are bound together.

Includes index.

Copy 1. Note: Wanting Title page. Supplied in photocopy: other missing leaves also supplied. Collation: π4 (blank) 1-18 [A1]-A6 (A1 wanting: photocopied) B8 C-O6 P8. Heavily conserved. Bound with: The seconde parte of William Turner's Herball (1562, in two parts, including A Booke of the natures and properties / as well of the bathes in England) ; and Brunschwig, H. A most excellent and perfecte homish apothecarye (1561). Inserted MS index, leaves 2-18. Contemporary MS annotations throughout in several hands.

Copy 2. Note: Wanting title page. Supplied in photocopy: other missing leaves also supplied. Collation: π6 [A1]-A6 (A1 wanting: photocopied) B8 C-O6 (O2 wanting: photocopied) P8. Bound with: The seconde parte of William Turner's Herball (1562, in two parts, including A Booke of the natures and properties / as well of the bathes in England) ; and Brunschwig, H. A most excellent and perfecte homish apothecarye (1561). Frontleaves include notes on the book from various periods, pasted on. MS index. 19th and 18th century ownership inscriptions: R. D. Morwood 26/1/68 (1) John Thomas 1729, May 22 1723 Edward Coombes (3r), John Coombe, Robert Coombe (3v), description of the frontispiece and a drawn impression of the missing titlepage. 19th century MS annotations throughout

STC (2nd ed.) 24365

ESTC S102021

Hunt botanical cat., 65

Luborsky & Ingram. Engl. illustrated books, 1536-1603, 24365

STC (2nd ed.), 24365