John Maplet [int. by W.H. Davies] — A Greene Forest

London, The Hesperides Press, 1930. Cloth. An intriguing edition of A Greene Forest, a varied record of rocks, animals and plants originally written in the seventeenth century. A Greene Forest, a natural history compiled by physician to Charles II, John Maplet. An introduction is written by Welsh poet and writer W.H. Davies. Published by The Hesperides Press in 1930, originally published in 1567. This edition is one of 556 copies that went on sale.In the publisher's original green cloth.Addressed to Lord Thomas of Suffolk, Maplet compiles an informative record of rocks, plants, trees, fungi and animals that leads to some fascinating seventeenth century descriptions of peacocks and rhinos. It gives great insight into how a British man in the Stuart era saw the natural world. In the publisher's original green cloth. Externally, very smart with minimal signs of shelf wear. Fading to the spine and to the extremities. Spotting to the end papers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the odd spot to the extremities. Heavier spotting to pp.142-157. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .