Schott, G. Physica Curiosa

(Würzburg, J.A. Endteri & Wolfgangi jun. haeredum, 1667). Vol. 2 only. (677)-1389,(23) p., w. 39 (fold.) engr. plates. Contemp. limp vellum (soiled), title written on spine, 4to.

Waterst. copy, browning/ foxing, a few plates w. (sm.) tear. *Schott was a remarkable scientist and engineer, who also wrote extensively on magic and the occult. His interest in the fantastical is not only shown in this work by his discussions of monsters, but also by his treatment of birth defects, medical abnormalities and other natural curiosities.