Lot 427
Ruysch, Frederik
Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 11 January 2012 at 11:00 GMT
Description
Observationum anatomico-chirurgicarum centuria. Accedit catalogus rariorum. Amsterdam: Henricum & Vidual Theodori Boom, 1691. First edition, 4to, 2 parts in one volume, [16], 138; [4], 120; title printed in red and black, 45 (of 46) engraved plates, some folding, contemporary calf, textblock split, some browning and dust-soiling, short tear to folding plates (without loss), worn, covers detached, library stamps, textblock split
Footnote
Note: It is not clear which is the missing plate; there are 40 plates in first part, and 4 in the second. There appears to be no description in the text for Figures 32/33, indicating that perhaps this plate was never issued. The plates are not numbered, but the Figures on the plates are numbered consecutively.