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Anatomy.- Collins (Samuel) A Systeme of Anatomy, treating of the Body of Man, Beasts, Birds, Fish, Insects, and Plants, 2 vol., first edition, titles printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece of the Theatrum Cutlerianum with portrait of Collins by Willam Faithorne printed on verso, 74 engraved plates in vol. 2 with letterpress descriptions to verso (including the scarce additional plate between pp. 934-935, initial imprimatur f., woodcut initials and headpieces, occasional light foxing and soiling to text, some light finger-soiling to plates, plate 3 torn and repaired at foot, 54 with tear to margin running into image border, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary calf, rebacked, wear to corners, rubbed, [Krivatsy 2610; Norman 498; Wood, p.294; Wellcome II, p.373; Wing C5387], folio, Thomas Newcomb, 1685.

⁂ First edition of "The most elaborate English treatise on comparative anatomy of its day" - Norman.

Provenance: A. Bernardes de Oliveira (bookplate).

Lot 287

Anatomy.- Collins (Samuel) A Systeme of Anatomy, treating of the Body of Man, Beasts, Birds, Fish, Insects, and Plants, 2 vol., first edition, 1685.  

Hammer Price: £2,200

Description

Anatomy.- Collins (Samuel) A Systeme of Anatomy, treating of the Body of Man, Beasts, Birds, Fish, Insects, and Plants, 2 vol., first edition, titles printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece of the Theatrum Cutlerianum with portrait of Collins by Willam Faithorne printed on verso, 74 engraved plates in vol. 2 with letterpress descriptions to verso (including the scarce additional plate between pp. 934-935, initial imprimatur f., woodcut initials and headpieces, occasional light foxing and soiling to text, some light finger-soiling to plates, plate 3 torn and repaired at foot, 54 with tear to margin running into image border, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary calf, rebacked, wear to corners, rubbed, [Krivatsy 2610; Norman 498; Wood, p.294; Wellcome II, p.373; Wing C5387], folio, Thomas Newcomb, 1685.

⁂ First edition of "The most elaborate English treatise on comparative anatomy of its day" - Norman.

Provenance: A. Bernardes de Oliveira (bookplate).

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