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HERBALS]. DIOSCORIDES, PEDACIUS. Opera quae extant omnia. ex nova interpretatione Jani-Antonii Saraceni... Frankfurt: Andrea Wechel, 1598. 2 parts in one, folio, 342 x 207 mm., seventeenth century mottled calf gilt, rebacked preserving original backstrip; title dampstained and with a few wormtracks, title weakened in a few places from mounted bookplate on verso, a few marginal tears, some spotting and browning. First Sarrasin edition. Text in Latin and Greek; 2 engraved portraits. Adams D-658; NLM/Durling 1137 and 1168. "Rara Editio," early inscription on upper pastedown; initial "B" within circle on upper pastedown; Dr. E. Güntz, early signature on front endpaper; Est Bibliotheca S. Euphemiae Veronae/...Aloysy Balladoro Veron, bookplate on title verso; Caietanus Bevilaqua Veronae, stamp on title verso; KKM/HSNY, bookplate -- MATTIOLI, PIETRO ANDREA. Les commentaires...sur les six livres de Pedacius Dioscoride Anazarbeen de la matiere Medecinale...traduits de Latin en François par M. Antoine du Pinet... Lyon: Pierre Rigaud, 1605. Folio, 326 x 213 mm., later calf retrospective binding, decorated in gilt and blind; some light browning, a few leaves with minor dampstaining at end. Fourth edition of du Pinet's text, augmented and with tables of remedies, etc. Title within historiated woodcut border, woodcut portrait of Mattioli on final leaf (verso), and numerous woodcuts in text. See Brunet III, 1539; Nissen BBI 1312. Dr. Louis Planchon, Montpelier, small stamp on title margin; KKM/HSNY, bookplate -- CHABRÉE, DOMINIQUE. Stirpium icones et sciagraphia... Geneva: Joannem Anthonium Chouet, 1677. Folio, 341 x 214 mm., later vellum-backed boards; some browning and dampstaining. Second edition, which is comprised of the sheets of the first edition (1666) with a new title-page. Engraved title (from the 1666 edition), and numerous woodcuts in text. Hunt 349 (not calling for engraved title). KKM/HSNY, bookplate. (3)