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Kulmus - Anatomical Tables - Kulmus, YES Anatomical Tables, with accompanying notes and engravings, from which the nature and function of the entire human body can be clearly seen... New enlarged and improved edition. Leipzig, Fritsch, 1759. 4 leaves, 121 pages, 3 leaves. With engraved portrait frontispiece and 23 (of 27; 1 folded) copperplate engravings. Contemporary leather binding (scuffed). Hirsch/Hübotter III, 632.- The tables with illustrative copperplate engravings by the Danzig city physician, which were very popular in their time, were first published in 1722 and went through numerous editions.- XXII and XXIII together on 1 copperplate, plates I, II, V and XVII are missing.- Somewhat (finger-)stained, first leaves with small tears at the edges, title page backed with adhesive tape, portrait on the verso with inscriptions in an old hand.