Anatome Animalium, Terrestrium Variorum, Volatilium, Aquatilium, Serpentum, Insectorum, Ovorumque, Structuram Naturalem. [The Anatomy of Animals, Land, Sea, Air, Serpents, Insects... The Structure of Natural Things From Vertebrae]
by Blasius, Gerard; [Blaes, Gerard]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- G : in good condition without dust jacket. Boards rubbed with edge-wear. Vellum spine age-darkened. Edge-tear to fep with some
- Seller
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Alnwick, Northumberland, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Amsterdam: Joanis á Someren / Hernrici & Viduæ Theodori Boom. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Boards rubbed with edge-wear. Vellum spine age-darkened. Edge-tear to fep with some loss. Closed tear to upper edge of frontis engraving (c. 1"). Previous owner's ink inscription to fep. Contents otherwise clean and tight. 1681. First Edition. Vellum spine on marbled boards. 290mm x 240mm (11" x 9"). [3pp], 496pp. Engraved frontis plate and sixty-five fine engraved anatomical plates. Gerard Blasius (1627-1682) - Dutch physician and anatomist. He was the eldest son of Leonard Blasius, who had worked as an architect in Copenhagen. Gerard started his studies there then moved to Leiden with his family, after his father died. Around 1655 he became a physician in Amsterdam. In October 1659 Blasius was appointed at the Athenaeum Illustre but without being paid. In the next year he became the first Amsterdam professor in medicine. This, his last work is considered the first comprehensive treatise on comparative anatomy. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .
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- Bookseller
- Barter Books Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- j9596
- Title
- Anatome Animalium, Terrestrium Variorum, Volatilium, Aquatilium, Serpentum, Insectorum, Ovorumque, Structuram Naturalem. [The Anatomy of Animals, Land, Sea, Air, Serpents, Insects... The Structure of Natural Things From Vertebrae]
- Author
- Blasius, Gerard; [Blaes, Gerard]
- Format/Binding
- Vellum spine on marbled boards
- Book Condition
- Used - G : in good condition without dust jacket. Boards rubbed with edge-wear. Vellum spine age-darkened. Edge-tear to fep with some
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Joanis á Someren / Hernrici & Viduæ Theodori Boom
- Place of Publication
- Amsterdam
- Date Published
- 1681
- Keywords
- 1650 - 1750 antiquarian, Anatomy, Very Special Books
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About the Seller
Barter Books Ltd
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Alnwick, Northumberland
About Barter Books Ltd
Since its opening in 1991 within the premises of a small model factory at Alnwick Station, Barter Books has grown well beyond original expectations. Starting off in what was the ticket and parcel office of the original Station, the bookshop has expanded down the platforms and through the waiting rooms, until it now covers over one-quarter of the whole Station site. This translates into an area exceeding 8000 square feet and containing over 350,000 books on more than three miles of shelving. Also the Famous Writers Mural - 40 feet long by 18 feet high, the similarly sized Railway Mural and the Tennyson Installation. The bookshop also sells secondhand videos and music (CDs, LPs, cassettes, sheet music), as well as a small but growing section of artists' prints. And then there are the shop's many extra features! These include an open fire in the winter, coffee and cookies, a model railway running above the book columns, a mini-cybercafe, generous seating and browsing areas, a children's room, and dozens of glass cases containing many of the more interesting antiquarian books. The latest feature is the Station Buffet with hot and cold food and a fine selection of coffees and teas. A final note: during the enlargement process the owners took (and are taking!) particular pleasure in restoring, as they can, various features of the Station. This so far includes the original North Eastern Railway cast iron fireplaces, two of the Station clocks, a drinking fountain, and various waiting rooms. Most dramatic of all, however, was the restoration of part of the glass roof. That was when we all stood about watching as the sun came streaming in for the first time in many years to bring the wonderful old Station visually back to life.
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