Orang–Outang, sive Homo Sylvestris; or, The Anatomy of a Pygmie

by Edward Tyson

$22,000 · Offered by Biblioctopus

First edition · Signed

London: Thomas Bennet and Daniel Brown, 1699. First Edition. Full dark red morocco, signed in gilt on the front inner dentelle by Sangorski. Title page foxed and bearing three former owners’ signatures; folding plates with minor tears and small chips to the inner corners where they are commonly pulled when opened; else a near fine copy, with the two pages of advertisements at the end. Among the foundational books of

• Binding: Leather

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