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<dl><dd>On t.p. author's name appears at head of title</dd>
<dd>A variant with the publishers' names reversed was also issued</dd>
<dd>Signatures: a-d⁴ e² A-P⁴ Q²</dd>
<dd>The LVIII numbered ill. include plates as well as in-text woodcuts and engravings (with repeats). Two overlays on plate facing p. [9] are printed on both sides of the tipped-on slips</dd>
<dd>Woodcut printers' device on t.p. (phoenix). A few head- and tail-pieces, initials</dd>
<dd>P. 111-112 repeated in numbering</dd>
<dd>Binding: orange pastepaper backed in sheepskin. Spine tooled in gilt including author &amp; title. Red silk place marker</dd>
<dd>[36], 121 [i.e. 123], [1] p., [10] leaves of plates (some folded) : 21 cm. (4to)</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Physiology; Physiology -- Early works to 1800</div>
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Descartes, René, 1596-1650</div>
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