76/3040 [Popular literature]. Beverwijck, J. van. Van de wtnementheyt des vrouwelicken geslachts. Dordrecht, J. Gorissz., 1639, (16),679,(1)p., engr. double-p. frontisp., full-p. portr. of Anna Maria van Schurman and 17 ills. (1 full-p.), 18th century vellum w. central medaillon filled with floral and bird ornaments sprouting from a vase, surrounded by an single gilt fillet line w. double fleuron corner ornaments, simple gilt tooled spine w. leather letterpiece, a.e.g. and gauffered, sm. 8vo.

- Catalogue entry tipped onto verso first free endpaper; sm. 19th century owner's entry on lower pastedown. Otherwise a fine copy.

= Scheepers I, 442; Waller 251 and Muller 471 only the second edition of 1643. The very rare first edition by this feminist avant la lettre (Meertens, Letterkundig leven in Zeeland, p.273). Baumann in his biography on this Dutch physician: "We zouden zeggen een hyper-feministisch pleidooi". Strongly against the generally acknowledged anti-feminist ideas of contemp. calvinist Dutch leaders. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXVIII.