A course of chirurgical operations, demonstrated in the Royal Garden at Paris. 2nd ed

Dionis, Pierre

Verlag: J. Tonson ., London, 1733

Dionis, Pierre (c. 1650-1718). A course of chirurgical operations, demonstrated in the Royal Garden at Paris . . . Translated from the Paris edition. [16], 496, [16]pp. Engraved frontispiece and 9 engraved plates; text woodcuts. London: J. Tonson . . . , 1733. 196 x 122 mm. Gilt-ruled calf ca. 1733, rebacked, covers rubbed with some edgewear. Minor toning, library stamps on title and plate versos, small lacuna in leaf Kk5. Good to very good. Ownership inscriptions, modern bookplate. Second edition in English of the most important French surgery textbook between Paré and Petit. "It is written in a manner truly distinguished for clarity and precision, and possesses humor and great ability at evoking the period in which Dionis lived. Nowhere can one find a better picture of surgical conditions as they existed in Paris in the late 17th and early 18th century than in Dionis s Cours " (Leonardo, Master Surgeons, p. 141). His textbook is especially important for its account of methods of lithotomy. The engraved plates and numerous text woodcuts show a great variety of instruments used. For the 1707 first edition, see Garrison-Morton.com 5575. . Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 51569

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Titel: A course of chirurgical operations, ...
Verlag: J. Tonson ., London
Erscheinungsdatum: 1733
Einband: Hardcover
Auflage: 1. Auflage