Bidspirit auction | Very Rare: Monsters and Wonders

Very Rare: Monsters and Wonders - Ambrose Paré - Book No. 25 - Le Vingt Cinquiesme Livre Traictant des Monstres et Prodiges. Par Ambroise Paré. ”Monsters and Wonders” by Ambroise Paré, who was the personal physician of the King of France, is a 16th-century work, originally published in 1573, that catalogs monsters of various kinds, accompanied by many woodcut illustrations. The volume before us contains pages 753-814 of the original complete book. We have no printing details. We estimate that this is a 17th-century edition, probably around 1680. Rebound. French, 37X24 cm. Good condition, general wear.