Vols. 1 & 2 issued in 1662 and 1667. Vol. 3 issued posthumously in 1669, edited by Johannes Mey. See Dict. of scientific biog., V, p. 440

Each vol. has added t.p., the first 2 etched (2nd signed by Goedaerdt), the 3rd engraved. Vol. 2 has engraved port. of Goedaerdt by Reinier van Persyn after Willem Eversdyck. Added t.p.'s and port. as well as etched plates are hand colored

Signatures, v. 1: (a)́ı (b)́þ (c)́ı A-Íı Ḱþ [a]́ı. Vol. 2: [superscript pi]áı [superscript pi]b́þ a-śı 2a-2b́þ. Vol. 3: áı A-Ćı D́ı(D3+1) E-Ńı

Pagination, v. 1: [40], 152, [16] p., [63] leaves of plates. Vol. 2: [24], 288, [16] p., [43] leaves of plates. Vol. 3: [18], 54, [2], [55]-208 p., [21] leaves of plates (part folded)

Includes index to first 2 vols

Bound in 3 vols. in vellum. Lapped foredges. Author & title written at head of spine. Edges sprinkled blue

John Landwehr's printed label on front pastedown of v. 1

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