DRAKE, James. Anthropologia Nova; or a New System of Anatomy.
Describing the Animal Oeconomy and a Short Rationale of many Distempers Incident to Human Bodies. In which are inserted divers Anatomical discoveries and medicinal observations, with the History of the Parts. 2 Volumes.
Pub. LONDON: Printed for Sam Smith and Benj. Walford at the Prince's-Arms in St. Paul's Church-Yard. 1707. First edition, complete in 2 volumes.
Volume I: 336pp., 95pp :: Illustrations. Large, folded illustrations I-X facing pages and 51 tipped in illustrations in the Appendix.
Volume II: Title, pp. 353-748, [8] leaves ::17 plates.
Full collation details by Russell available by request.
Drake was a physician and political writer. The 51 plates forming the appendix of Vol.I are those used in the 1688 edition of Blankaart's Anatomica reformata. These are taken from the actual copper plates for in some cases the page numbers of Blankaart's text have not been properly erased. Drake explains why he used these plates in his preface.
His book was later published in 1717, 1727, 1750. The appendix was also printed separately in 1728. It was not part of the 1727 or 1750 editions.
Portrait by Van der Gucht after Tho. Foster. A number of the plates are by Van der Gucht.
The author was not only a physician but also well known as a political satirical writer.' Referenced in Russell's British Anatomy, 286.
Contemporary full calf bindings, dusted soiled edges to the text block, very occasional soiling of individual pages, but mostly quite clean and unhandled except for some plates which show foxing and repairs to the attachment selvage. Plate IX has fold repairs. Refer to images. Bookplate: Ex Libris Anatomica K.F. Russell. (190x116mm)


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