Sales catalogue: R Lier & Co

Date:
1933
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/40/37
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    AND ABSOLUTELY NET. 24. CHIRURGIA. De chirurgia scriptores optimi quique veteres ct recentiores. (Edited by Knr. Gesner). 10 leaves, 408 leaves, 2 leaves, 19 leaves. With many fine woodcuts, six of which are full-page. Folio. In the fine original binding of richly decorated half vellum showing three different borders. Zurich, A. and J. Gessner, 1555. $ 72.00 Choulant, Handbuch, p. 418. — A standard work. — Very esteemed collection, containing the following treatises: Tagaultius, Institutiones chirurgicae ; Hollerius, Institutiones chirurgiae; Marianus Sanctus, Compendium chirurgiae; Angelus Bologninus, De cura ulcerum exteriorum ; Maggi, De vulneribus sclopetorum curatione; Ferri, De sclopetorum vulneribus; Galenus, De fasciis; etc. Of special interest are the numerous woodcuts representing surgical instruments, operations etc. — At the end an extensive bio-bibliographical account of the most celebrated surgeons of all times, by Gessner. — Two insignificant repairs in the upper margins of the last two leaves of the index, but an exceptionally fine and tall copy in the same fresh and untouched condition as just issued from the press. 25. CRASSI COLLECTIO. Medici antiqui Graeci. Aretacus. Palladius. Ruffus. (Anatomical nomenclature). Theophilus. Partim nunquam _ partim antea, sed nunc auctiores editi. A J. P. Crasso Latio d nati. Acc. Stephanus Atheniensis et Crassi questiones medicae. 4 leaves, 298 pp., 17 leaves, 212 pp. 24 leaves. Stout 4to. Vellum. Basel, 1581. $ 32.50 First edition. Choulant, Handbuch, p. 409. Fine and complete copy of the rare « Collectio Crassi». « Rufus of Ephesus’ ‘* On the naming of the parts of the body ’’ (here contained) is the first work devoted to the important subject of anatomical nomenclature » (Singer). — Complete copies, as ours, containing all parts, are of particular rarity. 26. CRESCENTIIS, P. de. De agricultura, omnibusque plantarum et animalium generibus libri XII. 20 leaves, 564 pp., 1 leaf. 4to. Vellum. Basel, 1538. $ 15. 00 The 12 parts deal with: I: products of the fields, their use and culture; I/: with the nature of plants; III: with the products of the fields; IV: with the grape-vine; V: with trees; VI: with gardens and plants (describing upwards of 120 plants useful for medicine and nourishment); etc, 27. DESCARTES, R. De homine. 18 leaves, 124 pp. With 10 excellent anatomical plates (the plate of the heart with superimposed movable flaps), over 30 engravings and about 20 wood:uts in the text. 4to. Original vellum. Leyde, 1664. $ 24. 00 ** The De homine, is usually regarded as the first European text-book on physiology. Descartes grasped the dynamic importance of Harvey’s discovery’’. — A few leaves brownstained, blank portion of the title cut off, besides good copy of this standard work. 28. DESCARTES, R. Epistelae. Partim ab auctore latino sermone con- scriptae, partim ex Gallico translatae. Three parts in two volumes. With nw- merous woodcuts (mostly diagrams), 4to. Modern half vellum. Amsterdam, 1682-83. $ 11. 50 First collected Latin edition of Descartes’ letters, with the third volume which is often missing. Contains a. o. the following letters on medicine: ‘‘ De motu cordis et circulatione san- guinis (6 letters), de glandula Conarion dicta ’’, etc. — Some leaves browned. 29. DIOSCORIDES. De medica materia libri sex. J. Ruellio interprete. 20 leaves, 480 pp., 72 leaves. 8vo. Old limp vellam. Basel, 1542. $ 9. 50 Pritzel 2306. — Good 8vo-edition with the commentary by AG — Last leaves (of the index only) waterstained, otherwise good copy. 30. DOLCE, L. Trattato delle gemme che produce Ja natura; nel quale si discorre della qualita, grandezza, bellezza e virti loro. 98 leaves, 1 leaf. 8vo. Vellum. Venice, 1597. $ 9. 50 Rare. According to Gamba a translation of Leonardus Camillus’ famous work on precious stones, jewels, etc. Deals to a great extent with the medical virtues of precious stones. 31 DRESSER, M. De partibus corporis humani. 4 leaves, 107 pp., 13 leaves. Small 8vo, Modern half vellum. Wittenberg, 1581. & 19. 00 First edition of this uncommon anatomical work which is based principally on Vesalius. Greek, Latin and German names are given. — Fine copy. Rare.