MONARDES, Nicholás (c.1512-1588). Joyfull Newes Out of the New-found World. Translated by John Frampton. London: Printed by E. Allde by the assign of Bonham Norton, 1596.

A very handsome copy of Monardes's important treatises on American pharmacopeia. Third English edition. In addition to describing the uses and cultivation of quinine, sassafras, and cassava, Monardes "was the first physician to write of the vegetable poison curare, and his lengthy description of an even more famous American plant introduced to Europe the words tabaco and nicotain” (Norman). The additional treatises on the medical properties of the bezoar stone, iron and steel, and snow appeared first in English in the 1580 second edition. Arents 24A; Church 253; ESTC S112807; Hunt 173; Norman 1535; Wellcome 4397.

Four parts in one, quarto (185 x 127mm). General title and one section title within ornamental borders, 12 woodcut illustrations (without first blank, intermittent minor toning, a very few small inkstains, fol.183 with a small paper flaw effecting one digit of foliation). Early 20th century blind-stamped paneled calf to style, green morocco spine labels, all edges gilt. Provenance: Carl Louis Selden (bookplate).