‎"BARTHOLIN, THOMAS.‎
‎Historiarum anatomicarum rariorum centuria I et II. (vol. 1 of 3).‎

‎Copenhagen: Peter Habold, 1654. 8vo. In contemporary full vellum. Light wear to extremities. Previous owner's name to engraved title-page, otherwise a fine copy. Printed on good paper. (16), 360,(8) pp. + 9 engraved plates of which 2 are folded. ‎

Reference : 60143

‎First edition of Bartholin's important work containing 200 case studies on ""lusus naturae"", the anomalies of nature, people with birth defects.The present volume 1 was published seperately - volume 2 and 3 being published years later - and is by far the most important of the 3 volumes published. ‎