A Curious Herbal, containing Five Hundred Cuts, 
of the Most Useful Plants,
 which are Now Used in the Practice of Physick
Blackwell, Elizabeth, available at
 Folio Fine Books, IOBA (Toronto, ON, Canada)
Samuel Harding, London, 1737. Blackwell, Elizabeth (illustrator). 
First Edition. Volume 1 only (of 2), 1st edition, 
published by Samuel Harding, 1737, lacking title and dedication leaves
 (title replaced with an early 19th century crude facsimile in ink), 
twenty-six pages of letterpress text,
 twenty-eight pages of engraved text, 
174 hand coloured full page engraved botanical plants
 (all complete), 
thirty-two plates.
One of the most important herbals, very scarce and 
beautiful with a story second to none.
 Ideal candidate to be rebound or broken up.
 Plates are mostly in wonderful shape with crisp edges.