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RODRIGUEZ, Antonio Joseph. Carta-respuesta a un ilustre prelado, sobre el feto monstruoso, hallado poco hà en el vientre de una cabra: y reflexiones criticas, que ilustran su historia. Madrid: no printer, 1753. 4° (203 x 140mm). (Repair in lower margin of B3 affecting 5 words slightly, minor spotting and browning towards the end). Contemporary limp vellum.
FIRST EDITION of a description of a human foetus discovered in the womb of a goat. After describing the monster (mostly human save for a goat's ears and a forked tongue) the author discourses at length on other freaks of nature, terrestrial and marine, from Borneo to the Cape of Good Hope to Muscovy. Palau 272771.
FIRST EDITION of a description of a human foetus discovered in the womb of a goat. After describing the monster (mostly human save for a goat's ears and a forked tongue) the author discourses at length on other freaks of nature, terrestrial and marine, from Borneo to the Cape of Good Hope to Muscovy. Palau 272771.
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