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![MEDICINE—continued. 247 Sutton (John Bland) Ligaments, their nature and morphology. London, 1887 8vo. Cloth. 107 pp. Illustrated. 12s 6d 248 [Sydenham (Thomas)]. Payne (J. F.) Thomas Sydenham. London, 1900 5s 8vo. Green cloth. With portrait. From the Masters of Medicine series. 249 Syme (James) Observations in Clinical Surgery. Edinburgh, 1861 8vo. Original cloth. 217 pp. Describes many of the operations for which he became famous, like Excision of the Elbow Joint, Amputation of the Ankle and his treatment of aneurisms. Library stamp on title. 250 Symonds (J. A.) Sleep and Dreams: Two Lectures. London and Bristol, 1951 8vo. Unbound. 5S 251 Tissot (S. A. D.) An Essay on the Dis- orders of the People of Fashion, translated from the French by Francis Bacon Lee. London, n.D. (ca. 1770) 8vo. New boards. ‘Title-page a little soiled. An early edition of Tissot’s famous book on occupational diseases. on the Small Pox, Apoplexy and Dropsy in a series of letters to Albert Haller. London, T. Becket, 1772 15s 8vo. Unbound. 213 pp. 253 Vander Wiel (Stalpart) Observationes rariorum medic, anatomic, chirurgicarum. Leyden, Johannes a Kerkhem, 1727 £2 10s 2 vols. Svo. Old French polished calf. Fine engraved front. to each volume and 23 full-page interesting collection of case histories, especially interesting for the fineengravings. Vol.I.contains a dissertation on the Unicorn at end, Vol. II., Exercitatio de nutrione foetus, by the author’s son. Very fine copy. 254 Vaughan (William) Directions for health, naturall and artificiall. Derived from the best Phisitians as well Moderne as Antient. Sixth edition, reviewed by the author. Whereunto is annexed Two Treatises of Medicines for all Diseases of the Eyes . . . The first by Doctor Baily, sometime of Oxford, and the other out of those famous Phisitians, Fernelius and Riolanus. London, John Beale, 1626 £12 12s 4to. Old calf, rebacked. The book is dedicated to Shakespeare’s Eari of Pembroke. The first edition was published in 1600. and colonial pioneer. In 1616 he transported “* certayne colonies of men and women ’”’ to New- foundland, and in 1630 wrote ‘‘ The Newlanders Cure,” dealing with diseases met with in New- foundland. The Directions for Health contains 9 chapters on food and wine, with recipes. The treatise on the eyes by Walter Baily, who was Regius Professor of Medicine in Oxford, and physician to Queen Elizabeth, is one of the earliest English books on Opthalmology. The title has been very closely cut, with loss of one letter at side. S.C 246.07. ee Sir D’arcy Power’s ‘‘ Dr. Walter Baily,” 1907. in the Nervous System by Civilisation, , considered according to the evidence of: Physiology and the Philosophy of History.. Second edition, enlarged. London, 1839 8vo. Half calf. 143 pp. 8s 6d! 256 Vieussens (R. de) Histoire des Maladies; Internes Ouvrage posthume auquel on a. ajouté la Neurographie et le Traité des; Vaisseaux du méme Auteur. Toulouse, , Jaye Rober 1775 £10 10s; 4vols. 4to. Original French mottled calf. Very? fine frontispiece portrait of the author by Coulett and 32 plates, the 30 plates to the ‘‘ neurographia ”’’ being folding ones. The very rare collected edition 1 of Vieussens, containing his great treatise on the2 anatomy of the nervous system, and studies on} the structure and pathology of the heart. Some: slight stains, but a fine copy. 257 White (Charles) An Account of the: Regular Gradation in Man and in differenti animals and vegetables and from the formerr to the latter. London, C. Dilly, 1799 £2 2ss Large 4to. Boards, calf back. With 4 folding? plates. ORIGINAL EpiTion. A very interesting book by7y the famous gynaecologist. He sets forth the ideaa that there is a general gradation in nature, between? the races of men (here, incidentally, he pleadss strongly for the equality of the negros and ex-- presses himself against the slave trade), men too animals, animals to animals and throughout thee whole vegetable kingdom. Although White didi not go any further and refused to recognise thee development from species to species this is a re-~- markably early contribution to the theory off evolution. 258 Zambaco (D. Duretrius A.) La lépre aa traves les siecles et les contrees. Paris,, Masson, 1914 10s 6di 8vo. Original wrappers. 845 pp. An ex-- haustive study of leprosy. 259 Zinn (Johannes Gottfried) Descriptioo Anatomica Oculi Humani. Goettingen, A.. Vandenhoeck, 1780 £3 Soam 4to. Old mottled calf. 811.,248 pp. 7 foldingg plates. Second augmented (new plates and textt by H. A. Wrisberg are added) and most completee edition. One of the most important books in the history ob! ophthalmology and an authoritative book for aa long period. Hirsch calls it one of the classics off medicine. The Zonula (ciliaris) Zinni and thee Ligamentum Zinni are called after him. He gavee the first exact description of Bulbus ard Corpuss Ciliare, etc.,etc. The bookis dedicated to Williamm Hunter. Zinn (1726-1759) was one of the bestt pupils of Haller and became professor of medicinee at G6ttingen. ri MILITARY. 260 D’ Antoni. Examen de la Poudre traduitt de l’Italien par M. le Vicomte de Flavigny?. Amsterdam, etc., M-M. Rey, 1773 £1 Ess S8vo. Original calf. 4+240pp. 9 folding platess showing experiments in ballistics. An important; work, for many years the standardone. Fine copy.» MOTORS. 261 Farman (D.) Auto-Cars. Translated fromm the French. London, Whittaker, 1896 3585 8vo. Cloth. Fully illustrated. 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