Regnier Graaf anatomy physiology rare medical classic

Graaf, [Regnier de]. Histoire Anatomique des Parties Genitales de L'Homme et de la Femme, qui Servent a la Generation. Basel: Emanuel Jean George Konig, 1669. [xvi], 104, [viii], 245, [3], 142, [2] pp. Second part with fly-title, third part with caption title. 41 plates, most folding. (8vo) 7¼x4½, modern full calf, morocco lettering piece, endpapers replaced. The rare First French Edition. "Graaf, a Dutch anatomist and physiologist, was celebrated for his work on digestion as well as on the anatomy of the genital organs of both sexes. He was an early investigator of the pancreas and collected the pancreatic juice of dogs by means of artificially created pancreatic fistulae. In this work, he comments on the small quantity of juice secreted and its alkaline nature." (Heirs of Hippocrates). Bookplate of Alfred Hellman on front pastedown and title page verso. Extremities rubbed; a few plates with old repairs, some irregular folds; foxing throughout; very good.