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BOYLE, Robert (1627-1691). Memoirs for the natural history of Humane Blood, especially the Spirit of that Liquor. London: for Samuel Smith, 1683/84.
8o (159 x 94 mm). Contemporary English mottled calf (rebacked with original spine preserved, some wear to spine ends and corners).
Provenance: JOHN EVELYN (1620-1706), diarist and founding member of the Royal Society (with his [or his calligrapher's, Richard Hoare] press-mark "N.27," lightly deleted and changed to "31," and possibly his small ink sketch on rear pastedown showing an instrument); William Upcott (1779-1845), who first edited Evelyn's diary for publication, and whose involvement with Evelyn's books and manuscripts books and manuscripts (signed and inscribed on the front free endpaper: "Upcott Jan. 1814" and "from the Evelyn Library"); some ink marginalia and underlining in red pencil; Signet Society (bookplate). For a discussion on Upcott's activities relating to Evelyn's books and mss. at this time see Keynes' John Evelyn (2nd ed. 1968).
FIRST EDITION. JOHN EVELYN'S COPY OF BOYLE'S MOST IMPORTANT MEDICAL WORK. "The first analysis of blood, Boyle's Memoirs may be considered the first scientific study in physiological chemistry, exhibiting methods which have become universally adopted" (Garrision-Morton). Both Boyle and Evelyn were among the early founders of the Royal Society.
This copy contains the cancel title-page bearing the imprint date 1683/84, which was altered from the earlier state to protect Boyle from charges of plagiarism. Fulton Boyle 146; Garrison-Morton 861; NLM/Krivatsy 1708; Waller 1388; Wing B-3993; Norman 308.
8o (159 x 94 mm). Contemporary English mottled calf (rebacked with original spine preserved, some wear to spine ends and corners).
Provenance: JOHN EVELYN (1620-1706), diarist and founding member of the Royal Society (with his [or his calligrapher's, Richard Hoare] press-mark "N.27," lightly deleted and changed to "31," and possibly his small ink sketch on rear pastedown showing an instrument); William Upcott (1779-1845), who first edited Evelyn's diary for publication, and whose involvement with Evelyn's books and manuscripts books and manuscripts (signed and inscribed on the front free endpaper: "Upcott Jan. 1814" and "from the Evelyn Library"); some ink marginalia and underlining in red pencil; Signet Society (bookplate). For a discussion on Upcott's activities relating to Evelyn's books and mss. at this time see Keynes' John Evelyn (2nd ed. 1968).
FIRST EDITION. JOHN EVELYN'S COPY OF BOYLE'S MOST IMPORTANT MEDICAL WORK. "The first analysis of blood, Boyle's Memoirs may be considered the first scientific study in physiological chemistry, exhibiting methods which have become universally adopted" (Garrision-Morton). Both Boyle and Evelyn were among the early founders of the Royal Society.
This copy contains the cancel title-page bearing the imprint date 1683/84, which was altered from the earlier state to protect Boyle from charges of plagiarism. Fulton Boyle 146; Garrison-Morton 861; NLM/Krivatsy 1708; Waller 1388; Wing B-3993; Norman 308.