2 vol., vol.I half-title and additional engraved title, letterpress titles printed in red & black, engraved title vignettes, 79 plates and illustrations by Jan Wandelaar woodcut initials, lacking portrait of Vesalius but with rare engraved print from an early edition loosely inserted, one plate torn and with repair (no loss), another with taped closed tear on reverse, water-staining affecting top margin of early ff. and a few other plates in both vol., contemporary ink inscriptions on vol.I front fly leaf, contemporary vellum, rebacked in later calf, some marking, Leiden, 1725; and 4 further pieces of related ephemera, v.s. (7)
2 vol., vol.I half-title and additional engraved title, letterpress titles printed in red & black, engraved title vignettes, 79 plates and illustrations by Jan Wandelaar woodcut initials, lacking portrait of Vesalius but with rare engraved print from an early edition loosely inserted, one plate torn and with repair (no loss), another with taped closed tear on reverse, water-staining affecting top margin of early ff. and a few other plates in both vol., contemporary ink inscriptions on vol.I front fly leaf, contemporary vellum, rebacked in later calf, some marking, Leiden, 1725; and 4 further pieces of related ephemera, v.s. (7)
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