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The Besler Florilegium: Plants of the Four Seasons

The Besler Florilegium: Plants of the Four Seasons by Besler, Basilius [Illustrator]; Gerard G. Aymonin [Introduction]; Pierre Gascar [Foreword]; Eileen Finletter [Translator]; Jean Ayer [Translator]

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Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Title
The Besler Florilegium: Plants of the Four Seasons
Author
Besler, Basilius [Illustrator]; Gerard G. Aymonin [Introduction]; Pierre Gascar [Foreword]; Eileen Finletter [Translator]; Jean Ayer [Translator]
Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc, 1989. Oversize color reproduction of Nuremberg apothecary and botanist Basilius Besler's beautiful 1613 work Hortus Eystettensis, describing the plants of the garden of the Prince-Bishop of Eichstatt in Bavaria. 542 pp. Bound in publisher's creme cloth with gilt spine lettering. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket with two tiny scuffs to the front panel, a little toning, housed in Fine publisher's slipcase.
Negro Plantation Version of Story of Job

Negro Plantation Version of Story of Job

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Negro Plantation Version of Story of Job
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McBlain Books (United States)
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Description
n.p., n.d. [probably first quarter of 20th century]. Very Good. 3 sheets of letterhead stationery (H. Verhoeff & Co. of Louisville) typed on non-letterhead side. 28 cm. Unsigned and undated An updated version of the story of Job with Marse Peter, Marse Satan, the Lord, Job and Miss. Job as the cast of characters. Probably written by a white author. Nobody is racially identified in this version. We don't know whether this folktale version of the story of Job was ever published.