LOBEL, M. de. Kruydtboeck oft beschrijvinghe van allerleye ghewassen, kruyderen, hesteren, ende gheboomten. Antw., C. Plantin, 1581. 2 parts in 1 vol. (2), 15, 994, (blank); 312, (blank), (68) pp. W. engr. ti., full-p. allegorical woodcut representing De Lobel's device 'Candore et spe', and c. 2100 (!) woodcut ills. in text (a selection (?) of which in cont./old colouring). Fol. Cont. blind tooled cf. over wooden brds. w. brass bosses, 1 (of 2) brass catches and central lozenge shaped brass ornament on both sides. (Back gone, 1 (of 2) clasp loose, upper front side loose, engr. ti. trimmed and laid down on upper endpaper, 2 preliminary lvs. loose/last leaf of 2nd part also loosening, some worming throughout (but not severe and foremost in part 1), obvious traces of use, but else a rather clean and reasonable copy).