TYSON, Edward (1650-1708). Orang-Outang, sive Homo Sylvestris: or, the anatomy of a pygmie compared with that of a monkey, an ape, and a man - A philological essay concerning the pygmies, gynocephali, satyrs and sphinges of the ancients . London: Thomas Bennet, and Daniel Brown, for Mr Hunt, 1699. 4 o (274 x 202 mm). 8 engraved folding plates after William Cowper by Michael Vander Gucht (all trimmed diagonally at lower left with some loss of image [presumably done at the time binding to aid folding of the plates], few short tears and creases along folds). (Marginal wormtracks at beginning, repaired on first five leaves, some pale browning.) Contemporary bind-tooled calf (old rebacking, other repairs at extremities, a bit worn); cloth folding case. Provenance : William Musgrave (ca 1655-1721), antiquary and physician (inscription on pastedown: "Ex Libris Wilhelmi Musgrave Med: Exon: July 1 o . 99.") "He was one of the little set of enthusiasts who in the autumn of 1685 formed themselves into a scientific body at Oxford, and for some years he practised in that city" (DNB). FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST IMPORTANT WORK ON COMPARATIVE MORPHOLOGY. Tyson established the connection of anthropoid apes between man and monkey, the first formulation of the idea of the "missing link", which was more fully explored by the works of Huxley and Darwin in the 19th century. The "typical pygmy" which Tyson placed between man and monkey was in fact an African chimpanzee. A FINE ASSOCIATION COPY: "Musgrave pointed out that working with lead could be a cause of gout, and that gonorrhea could exacerbate it" (Norman). See Norman 1571 (Musgrave's De arthride symptomatica dissertatio ). Garrison-Morton 153; NLM/Krivatsy 12028; Norman 2120; PMM 169; Wing T-3598.
TYSON, Edward (1650-1708). Orang-Outang, sive Homo Sylvestris: or, the anatomy of a pygmie compared with that of a monkey, an ape, and a man - A philological essay concerning the pygmies, gynocephali, satyrs and sphinges of the ancients . London: Thomas Bennet, and Daniel Brown, for Mr Hunt, 1699. 4 o (274 x 202 mm). 8 engraved folding plates after William Cowper by Michael Vander Gucht (all trimmed diagonally at lower left with some loss of image [presumably done at the time binding to aid folding of the plates], few short tears and creases along folds). (Marginal wormtracks at beginning, repaired on first five leaves, some pale browning.) Contemporary bind-tooled calf (old rebacking, other repairs at extremities, a bit worn); cloth folding case. Provenance : William Musgrave (ca 1655-1721), antiquary and physician (inscription on pastedown: "Ex Libris Wilhelmi Musgrave Med: Exon: July 1 o . 99.") "He was one of the little set of enthusiasts who in the autumn of 1685 formed themselves into a scientific body at Oxford, and for some years he practised in that city" (DNB). FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST IMPORTANT WORK ON COMPARATIVE MORPHOLOGY. Tyson established the connection of anthropoid apes between man and monkey, the first formulation of the idea of the "missing link", which was more fully explored by the works of Huxley and Darwin in the 19th century. The "typical pygmy" which Tyson placed between man and monkey was in fact an African chimpanzee. A FINE ASSOCIATION COPY: "Musgrave pointed out that working with lead could be a cause of gout, and that gonorrhea could exacerbate it" (Norman). See Norman 1571 (Musgrave's De arthride symptomatica dissertatio ). Garrison-Morton 153; NLM/Krivatsy 12028; Norman 2120; PMM 169; Wing T-3598.
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