PALFYN, Jean. Description Anatomique des Parties de la Femme, qui fervent à la Generation. Avec un Traité des Monstres De leur Causes, de leur Nature, & de leur differences: Et une Description Anatomique, De la disposition surpernante de quelques Parties Externes & Internes de Deux Enfans Nes dans la Ville de Gand Capitale de Flandres le 28. Avril 1703 &c. &c..
Pub. A LEIDE: Chez la Veve de Bastiaan Schouten, 1708. First edition. Three parts in one. [18], 366, 72, [8], 124pp. 3 plates to first section, many engravings to section on monsters, 4 plates to last section.
Palfyn was a physician at Gand. The section on monsters is by Fortunio LICETUS (1577-1657) The 'Deux enfans' are Siamese twins.
Bound in full leather with later spine. Boards are edge worn and heavily bumped/rounded. Foxing and soiling to preliminaries, page edges lightly soiled/toned with foxing occasionally throughout, not overt. Binding good. Refer to images. Bookplate: Ex Libris Anatomica K.F. Russell. (204x150mm)


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