R[oss] (A[lexander]) Arcana Microcosmi: or, The hid Secrets of Man's Body discovered...with A Refutation of Doctor Brown's Vulgar Errors, the Lord Bacon's Natural History, and Doctor Harvy's Book De Generatione..., second edition, title printed in red and black, with imprint date altered to "1658" in ink, some light browning, some minor worming to lower margin, mainly towards end, contemporary blind-ruled calf, rebacked, morocco spine label, fore-edge rubbed, [Gibson 561; Wing R1947], 8vo, Tho. Newcomb, and are to bee [sic] sold by John Clark, 1652.*** Originally published in 1651, this enlarged second edition includes for the first time an Appendix containing attacks on Browne, Bacon and Harvey, the first published criticism of Harvey's work.Provenance: Samuel Hibberdene (ink ownership inscription to title).