ANDRY DE BOISREGARD (Nicolas). On the generation of worms in the body of man... Paris, D'Houry, 1700. In-12, brown calf, decorated spine (Binding of the period). 28 ff, 468 pp, 5 ff, 5 engraved plates hors-texte, including one large folding plate. Rare first edition. Blake cites the Amsterdam edition of 1701. Nicolas Andry de Boisregard (Lyon 1658-1742) is considered "the father of parasitology". 5 engraved plates hors-texte, including a large folding plate. Joint from the same source: Éclaircissement sur le livre de la génération des vers... Amsterdam, Lombrail, 1705. In-12, contemporary calf. 62 pp. 4 ff. catalogue. Enclosed: De la génération des vers dans le corps de l'homme... Troisième édition considérablement augmentée, et formant un ouvrage nouveau, avec figures. Paris, Alix, Lambert et Durand, 1741. 2 vol. in-12, marbled calf, spines decorated (contemporary binding). 23 plates hors-texte. Published one year before the author's death. Together 3 works in 4 volumes. Wellcome II p. 45 - Blake p. 15.