Lot no. 120
PORTA (Jean-Baptiste). LA PHYSIONOMIE HUMAINE.
Rouen, printed by Claude Grivet, 1654.
In-8 of [10]-570 (misprinted 572)-[32] pages, ivory vellum (contemporary binding).
First edition of a work of singular erudition, illustrated with numerous woodcuts in which the features of the human figure are compared with those of animals. Title missing but a good copy. (Dorbon, 3786).
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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