Sales catalogue: R Lier & Co

Date:
15 March 1932
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/40/22
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: R Lier & Co. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    March 15th, 1932. Nr. 8, WEEKLY LIST OF EARLY MEDICAL BOOKS bes AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES offered for sale by R. LIER & C° FIRENZE (125) Italy Via dei Bardi, 32 Telegraphic and Cable Address: Lierco=Firenze. 361. ACOSTA, Chr. Trattato della historia, natura et virtu delle droghi medicinali, che vengono portati dalle Indie Orientali. 26 leaves, 340 pp. With 45 remarkable full-page woodcuts and 2 half-page woodcuts showing plants. 4to. Old limp vellum. Venice, 1585. Swiss Frs. 90.— | Pritzel 13. geen y Duleet 1, p. 10. First Italian edition. ; rw He is said to have been the first European writer to mention the e-plant, which he saw groy ~ Cairo ”, Contains descriptions of the India rubber tree, tamarind, of balsam plants and their effects, ete. — The De Balsane ie started a RALnEE extensive peerotnte on the subject; which was discussed throughout the 17th century. 363. AMMAN, J. Dissertatio de venis in corpore humano bibulis. 27 pp. With nice engraved folding title. 4to. Wrappers. Leyden, 1729. Frs. 12, — 364. ARDOYNO, 8S. Opus de venenis. Deinde Alexipharmacia. — Ponzetti. De venenis. 8 leaves, 573 pp., 7 leaves. Folio. Old vellum. Basel, Henric Petrus, 1562. Frs. 60. — Santes Ardoyno of Pesaro, studied drugs and their actions. The result of his work is embodied in ‘‘ De venenis ’’, written about 1425, which, though throughouth partaking of the character of a compilation, is nevertheless of a great historical interest (Neuburger). — Both books are early contributions to the history of toxicology. — Somewhat browned, but good copy. 365. BACCI, A. De thermis libri septem. De universa aquarium natura, de balneis totius orbis, deque lavationum institutis in thermis Romanorum. 24 leaves, 492 pp., 1 leaf. With double- page woodcut. Folio. Old Vellum. Venice, 1588. Frs. 40. — at = Important book on balneology.— Contains several interesting descriptions of American baths (Florida, Mexico etc. etc, pp. 268,-362 etc. ete.). _-—- 366. BAGLIVI, G. Opera omnia medico-practica et anatomica. Acc. de vegetatione lapidum et de terraemotu Romano. 28 leaves, 692 pp. With the author’s A Se one plate and four woodcuts in the text. Old calf (worn). Lyons, 1704. Frs. 14, — 367.. BARTHOLINUS, C. De ovariis mulierum et generationis historia epistola anatomica. 48 pp. --- 16mo. Boards. Nuremberg, 1679. Fr. 26. — » Principally based on Harvey’s and Malpighi’ s works.