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Herball, from The Dialogues Of Creatures Moralised. Appliable and edifying to every merry and jocund matter, & right profitable to the governance of men. First printed in latin by Gerard Leeu in Gouda in 1480 & in english in 1535. Eleven dialogues illustrated with woodcuts by Helen Siegl.

(SIEGL, Helen). West Burke, VT: The Janus Press, 1979. First edition. One of 150 numbered copies (the entire edition) printed on Barcham Green deWint paper, signed by Helen Siegl, with the woodcuts hand-colored by the artist. Very fine copy of Siegl's most beautiful book, and certainly one of the most beautiful books from the Janus press. Scarce. 4to, illustrated with hand-colored woodcuts, original cloth, printed paper spine label.

Price: $500.00

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