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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.