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London: The Royal Society, Printed for John Clarke at the Bible and Crown in the Old Change, near St. Austin's Church, 1701. First English edition, second issue.1701 EARLY ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF FRENCH COMPARATIVE ANATOMY BEAUTIFULLY BOUND WITH A STUDY OF MEASURE OF THE EARTH ILLUSTRATED WITH 40 SUPERB COPPER PLATE ENGRAVINGS.
Folio (30.5 x 20 cm), full leather paneled binding with blind fillets, spine with raised bands decorative gilt panels, and gilt red leather title label. Engraved title "Englished by A. P. SRS" (Alexander Pifield), dated 1687, signed R Waller fec. (Richard Waller); title page in red and black dated 1701, [xvi], 3-267, 30 plates, [2] table of animals, [11] index; 5 plates; 40. Bookplate of Robert L. Chevalier to front paste-down and engraved armorial bookplate of William Gosselin to verso title page. Very good in very good binding.
CLAUDE PERRAULT (1613 – 1688) was a French physician and an amateur architect, best known for his participation in the design of the east façade… Read More