SCHEUCHZER, Johann Jakob.

Jobi Physica Sacra, oder Hiobs Natur-wissenschafft vergliechen mit der Heutigen.

Title printed in red & black. 16 p.l., 467, [16] pp. 4to, cont. half-sheep & speckled boards (corners & head of spine a bit worn), spine gilt, contrasting leather lettering piece on spine. Zurich: Bodmer, 1721. First edition of the preliminary work for Scheuchzer’s monumental Physica Sacra (1731-35), a detailed explication of events in the Bible in terms of physics, medicine, and natural history. Scheuchzer (1672-1733), the founder of paleobotany and European paleontology, was professor of mathematics at the Carolinum, professor of physics at the Academy, and premier médecin of Zurich as well as director of the city’s Museum of Natural History. Very good copy of a very scarce book. Old stamp of “Bibliothek vom Schloss Püchau” on title and with several other old library markings on free front endpapers. ❧ D.S.B., XII, p. 159.

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