Oct 18, 2005 - Sale 2052

Sale 2052 - Lot 284

Price Realized: $ 690
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Estimate: $ 250 - $ 350
VERHEYEN, PHILIP. Anatomiae corporis humani liber primus * Supplementum anatomicum; sive, Anatomiae corporis humani liber secundus. 46 engraved anatomical plates. [32], 400, 36; xvi, 426, [8], 57, [2] pages, including engraved allegorical frontispiece portrait in Volume 1. 2 volumes. 4to, old vellum with morocco lettering pieces; light dampstaining in upper margins of opening leaves in Volume 1, scattered early marginalia in Volume 2. Brussels: apud Balthazarem ab Egmond & Socios, 1712

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First published in 1693, Verheyen's work superseded Bartholin's in popularity as an anatomical textbook. Garrison-Morton 388; Norman 2133 (original edition).