Enquiries into Human Nature, in VI. Anatomic Praelections in the New Theatre of the Royal Colledge of Physicians in London.

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In attractive, period gilt paneled black morocco, all edges gilt. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling, title to red calf label in gilt. Internally, imprimatur leaf before title, engraved portrait of the author by David Loggan, engraved frontispiece of the Theatrum Cutlerium, [42], 149, [1], 369-493, 496-497, 496-544 pp, [1] Epiphonema, [3] adverts, erratically paginated; six diagrams within text, printed by Margaret White . (Sign. p2 (a)4 B-Z4 2A2 3A-3X4 3Y4 (-3Y3,4) 3Z4). Binding with some wear, chipping to head and foot of spine, likely restored, some minor toning internally, overall a fresh copy, red marbled endpapers. Bookplates of Henry Seymour Esq. and the collector Kenneth Garth Huston (M.D.), with a card with his bibliographical notes laid-in. Charleton was President of the Royal Society from 1689--1691. The present work is based on his 1659 Natural History of Nutrition. According to Huston's note, the handsome binding on the present copy is the twin to that on Charleton's copy in the British Library. (223*178 mm). (Wing C3678. ESTC R15713. Krivatsy 2390. Wellcome II, p329). Praelectio I. Of nutrition. II. Historia ventriculi. III. Of the actions and uses of the ventricle. IV. Of life. V. Of fevers. VI. Of motion voluntary.