‎"TULPII, NICOLAI.‎
‎Amstelredamensis Observationes Medicae‎

‎Amsterdam, Danielem Elsevirium, 1672. 8vo. In a full calf binding with five raised bands and gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine. With repairs to hindges and and capitals. Previous owner's name to title-page and notes in to front free end-paper. Occassional light brownspotting throughout, otherwise a fine copy. (16), 392 pp. + frontiespiece depicting the Author and 20 engravings in the text 19 of them being full page. Withbound in the back are 100 blank leaves, presumably ment for personal notes. ‎

Reference : 60146

‎Later edition of Tulp’s important work containing one of the earliest accounts of beri-beri or Thiamine deficiency. “Tulp, notable as the demonstrator in Rembrandts' ""Anatomy Lesson,"" was among the first, in the same book, to describe the ileo-caecal valve (""Tulp's valve"").” (Garrison & Morton 3737) (Garrison & Morton 3737 – the edition from 1652)‎