The Family Herbal : John Hill : Fine Binding : 1st ed : 54 colour plates : 1810

The Family Herbal
Or an Account of All Those Plants, Which are Remarkable for Their Virtues,and of The Drugs Which are Produced By Vegetables of Other Countries; with Their Descriptions and Their uses

Also directions for gathering and preserving the roots, herbs, flowers, and seeds; the various methods of preserving these simples for present use; receipts for making distilled waters, conserves, syrups, electuaries, juleps, draughts, &c, &c, with necessary cautions in giving them. Intended for the Use of Families.

By Sir John Hill

Bungay: Printed and Published By C. Brightly and T. Kinnersley, undated [1812]. First Edition. 8vo.. Recent half-leather binding. pp xl, 376, and with 54 hand-coloured plates.

CONDITION
A good complete copy. The leather binding is very good. All contents present. Light soiling to title page and following few pages and perhaps the odd grubby mark to the outer margins of a few pages. All 54 plates present and in good condition except for the last 4 plates which have a dark brown stain as shown in the last images above. Overall a good copy.

(Location : BS 1)