RUYSCH (Frederick). Thesaurus anatomicus - Anatomisch Cabinet Amsterdam, Joan. Wolters, 1701-1714 then Jansson-Waesberg 1715-16. 10 parts in one volume in-4, ivory vellum (contemporary binding). 4 ff. 62 pp. 1 f. errata - 2 ff. 98 pp. - 2 ff. 70 pp. - 1 f., 54 pp. - 1 f., 54 pp. - 1 f., 30 pp. 1 f. errata - 92 pp. - 2 ff. 44 pp. - 3 ff. 68 pp. - 8 ff. 72 pp. 1 f. errata - 12 ff. 78 pp. Very rare first edition, complete with all ten parts. 44 engraved hors-texte plates, some folding, spectacularly baroque illustrations. This is a description of the cabinet of anatomical curiosities of Frederick Ruysch (1638-1731), the famous Dutch physician, anatomist and botanist. "His anatomical collections were not only of scientific interest or curiosity, but also of exhibition and spectacle, as they were open to the public in order to impress colleagues and contemporaries. The Ruysch collection was the first of its kind, and this example was followed by many others throughout the eighteenth century" (L. Boer, A.B. Radzium and R. J. Oostra, "Frederick Ruysch. Historical perspective...", American Journal of Medical Genetics, Jan. 2017, pp. 16-41). A very fine copy. Blake 395 - Norman 1875.