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Wolffenbuttelae [Wolfenb?ttel], Germany: no publisher stated, 1728. First Edition. Unbound. Octavo (8vo). Very good condition. Item #020597
4 leaves of text (8 pages), illustrated with one engraved plate of conjoined twins. No binding; likely separated from a larger work. Minor browning and minor soiling, with creases to corners. Text is in Latin, with some phrases in German. A short report on the main libraries in Vienna, including that of the Count of Windhagen, which also contained two human fetuses preserved in alcohol. One of these, Siamese twins, is described by the author with some detail and shown on the accompanying plate. Bruckmann was a German physician who practiced first at Braunschweig and later at Wolffenbuettel. First edition.
Price: $375.00