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The anatomy of a pygmy compared with that of a monkey, an ape, and a man : with an essay concerning the Pygmies, &c. of the antients : wherein it will appear that they are all either apes or monkies, and not men, as formerly pretended : to which is added,
being the works of Edward Tyson ... ; adorn'd with copper-plates, engraved by M. van der Gucht., Originally published as Orang-outang, sive homo sylvestris (London, 1699)., "This edition would seem to be made up of the sheets of the 1699 issue with a new title and the addition of 78 p., 8 plates."--Russell., A majority of the plates signed Michael Burghers., Signatures: A² B-O⁴ P², B-H⁴, A-K⁴., Publisher's advertisements: p. [1]-[2] (7th group)., Handwritten notes throughout text., Includes bibliographical references.
Anothomia Mondini nuper optime emẽdata ac sũma diligẽtia ĩpressa.
Colophon: Impresse Venetijs per presbyte ... Bonetum Locatellũ bergomesuz. Mãdato ... sumptibus heredũ nobilis viri d.Octauiani Scoti ... Anno incarnationis òñice.septimo supra millesimũ quinquiesqz centesimum., Printer's device at end.
Nicolai Stenosis Observationes anatomicae, quibus varia oris, oculorum, & narium vasa describuntur novique salivae, lacrymarum & muci fontes deteguntur, et novum nobilissimi Bilsii de lymphae motu & usu commentum examinatur & rejicitur.
Parts have half t.p., Plate "pag 41" bound at p. 14. Explanation at p. 41., "... Responsio ad vindicias hepatis redivivi, qua tela, quae in praesidem celeberr. Dn. Johannem van Horne, direxerat Clar. Antonius Deusingius, a thesium authore excipiuntur, & evenida ostenduntur": p. [55]-78., With: Horne, Johannes van. Mikrokosmos. Lugduni Batavorum, J.Chouët, 1662.
Mikrokosmous : seu, Brevis manuductio ad historiam corporis humani
Joannis van Horne., Title in Greek., Added engraved t.p., Includes index., With: Observationes anatomicae ... / Nicolaus Steno. Lugduni Batavorum : Apud Jacobum Chouët, 1662.
Tabulae anatomicae
clarissimi viri Bartholomaei Eustachii quas è tenebris tandem vindicatas ; praefatione, notisque illustravit ... Joh. Maria Lancisius., Title in red and black; title vignette.
De humani corporis fabrica libri septem.
Illustrations by J. S. van Calcar.
Andreae Vesalii ... De humani corporis fabrica libri septem.
Illustrations by J. S. van Calcar., Date and place of publication from colophon., Illustrated t.p., Initials, side notes., Printer's device p. [37] (3rd group)., Cushing no. VI.A.-1., Pages 313-491 misnumbered 213-391, 662-663 as 658-659, and numerous other pagination errors., Includes index., Manuscript notations in margins.