Sales catalogue 13: R. Lier & Co.

Date:
1929
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/40/9
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 13: R. Lier & Co. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    translated the text from the Latin into English and published the whole under his own name, merely casually referring to Bidloo in the preface. For this aggravated literary piracy, Bidloo arraigned Cowper before the Royal Society of England ’’ (Pilcher) (see nr. 37 of this catalogue). ‘¢ Among the nine plates newly added by Cowper, are two well-executed plates, representing the front and back views of the entire musculature ”’ (Choulant-Frank), — The engraved frontispiece missing, besides very fine and complete copy with most excellent impressions. See reproduction p. 11. Cowper, W., see also nr. 37. Crassus, Paulus, see nr. 194. 67. CROLL, Oswald. Basilica chymica, a Job. Hartmanno aucta et edita a Joh. Michaelis. 8 leaves, 420 pp., 5 leaves, 114 pp., index, 220 pp., 6 leaves. Three parts. Stout 8vo. Original boards. Geneva, 1658. Frs. 22.— Largely augmented edition. Valuable as an epitome of the doctrines of Paracelsus. ‘‘ Having a good knowledge of chemistry, Croll brought into use many of the medicaments of Paracelsus, together with other new preparations ; among the latter, he was the first to recommend the use of sulphate of potash and of volatile salt of amber (succinic acid) ”’ (E. v. Meyer). — Uncut copy. 68. (CROONE, William). De ratione motus musculorum. 1 leaf, 34 pp. With anatomical copper-plate. Small 4to. Modern half vellum. London, J. Hayes, 1664. Frs. 85.— Rare. First edition of that very interesting little known work, which has been published anonymously. ‘¢ Croone explained the movements of the muscles by the effer- vescence of a nervous fluid. This was the beginning of neurosism, which developed during the 18th century ’’ (Cumston). ‘¢ William Croone (1633-1684), Physician and founder of the Croo- nian lectures. One upon ‘ the nature and laws of muscular motion ’, to be read annually before the College of Physicians with a sermon at St. Mary-le-bow ; the other to be delivered yearly before the Royal So- ciety, of which he had been secretary. He made some original observa- tions in his ‘ De ovo’ anticipating Malpighi’s work on the same subject ”’ (Power-Thompson). Cruserius, H., see nr. 156. Curio, J., see nr. 248. Dalechamps, Jacques, Historia plantarum, 1587, see ur. 132. 69. DALEM, Joh. Fred. van. De rachitide dissertatio. 24 pp., 2 leaves. With remarkably jine frontispiece showing the healing of a sick woman, engraved by F. v. Bleyswyk. 4to. Wrappers. Leyden, 1732. Frs. 12.— Dissertation on rickets. Prices in Swiss Francs
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