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Nicolaus Tulp - Observationes medicae. 1685


297
Nicolaus Tulp
Observationes medicae. 1685
Estimate:
€ 500 / $ 535
Sold:
€ 480 / $ 513

(incl. surcharge)
Tulp, N., Observationes medicae. Editio nova. With illustrated title copper, portrait copper and 20 coppers in the text (partly fullpage). Amsterdam, H. Wetsten 1685. Contemp. vellum with yapp edges and lettering on spine by an old hand. Small 8vo. 6 ll., 382 pp.
Krivatsy 12010. - Waller 9718. - Hirsch/Hüb. V, 657. - The plates show anatomic illustrations, monstrosities, orang-utan (the term was introduced by Tulp), narwhale et al. - Bound in: Meek'ren, J. van, Observationes medico-chirurgicae, ex Belgico, in latinum translatae ab A. Blasio. With illustrated title coppers and 60 coppers in the text. Amsterdam, H. & Th. Boom Witwe 1682. 7 ll., 392 pp., 3 ll. Index. - Krivatsy 7674. - Waller 6434. - Wellcome IV, 103. - Zachert/Zeidler III, 1103. - The plates show numerous anatomic illustrations and abnormalities. - Condition of both works: Slightly browned, last 150 ll. with small trace of worming all the way through (stronger at the end; loss of printed matter). - 2 bookplates (1 stamped).




297
Nicolaus Tulp
Observationes medicae. 1685
Estimate:
€ 500 / $ 535
Sold:
€ 480 / $ 513

(incl. surcharge)