Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Harvey, William, 1578-1657
Title:
The anatomical exercises of Dr. William Harvey / De motu cordis 1628; De circulatione sanguinis 1649 : the first English text of 1653 now newly edited by Geoffrey Keynes.
Alternate Title(s):
Harvey's De motu cordis
Published / Created:
London : The Nonesuch Press, [1928]
Physical Description:
xvi, 202, [1] pages, [1] folded leaf of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
QP101 .H3713 1928
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Engravings by Charles Sigrist; after Stephen Gooden.

"This edition, printed by Joh. Enschede en Zonen on Dutch paper, is limited to 1450 copies for sale in England and America."--Colophon.

"Printed and made in Holland with the types of Joan Michael Fleischman and of Christopher van Dijck."--Verso of title page.

"Editor's postscript to the present edition and textual notes."--Page 196.

"Issued on the occasion of the tercentenary celebration of the first publication of the text of De motu cordis."--Title page.

Dreyfus, J. History of the Nonesuch Press, 51

BAC: British Art Center copy is no. 483 of 1450. Bound in contemporary brown morocco.
Subject Terms:
Blood -- Circulation. | Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens. | Printing -- Specimens -- England, 20th Century, London, Nonesuch Press, 1928.
Form/Genre:
Private press books (Publishing) -- England -- London. | Engravings -- 1928.
Contributors:
Keynes, Geoffrey, 1887–1982, editor. | Sigrist, Charles, engraver. | Gooden, Stephen, 1892–1955, illustrator. | Nonesuch Press, publisher.