Lot 307
Cowper, William
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 7 September 2011 at 12:00 BST
Description
Myotomia reformata or an anatomical treatise on the muscles of the human body. London: for Robert Knaplock, 1724. Folio, frontispiece, title in red and black, table, 65 [of 67] plates, plate XIII in two states, lacking plates XVIII & XIX, later half morocco, worn, some staining and foxing, pencil scribbles to some borders, some tearing to plate edges, library stamps; [Idem] The anatomy of humane bodies... Oxford & London, 1698. First edition, folio, engraved title, vignette title, engraved plates [some folding], lacking frontispiece and plates, contemporary blind-stamped calf, worn, boards loose, some foxing and dustmarking, library stamps to main title and some plates (2)