Sales catalogue: R Lier & Co

Date:
1933
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/40/36
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    A SPECIAL DISCOUNT OF 15°/,. 109. SABATIER, R. B. Traité d@’anatomie ou description de toutes les parties du corps humain. Four vols. 16, 480, 8, 491, 8, 492, 4 and 507 pp. With 9 large folding plates. 8vo. Old calf. Paris, 1798. Frs. 40. — First illustrated edition of one of the best anatomical text-books of the 18th century. Divided as follows: Ostéologie et myologie; splanchnologie; angeiologie et neurologie; mémoires et observations. 110. (SALERNO, School of). Martin, L. L’escolle de Salerne en vers burlesques. Poema macaronicum de bello Huguenotico. 10 leaves, 74 pp., 1 leaf. With Martin’s portrait. 4to. Old limp vellum. Paris, 1650. Firs. 45. — Rare edition of that famous French parody on the Regimen Sanitatis. — Several leaves somewhat waterstained, besides fine copy. : 111. SALUTATO, L. P. C. De nobilitate legum et medicinae, in quo terminatur illa quaestio: Utrum dignior sit scientia legalis vel medicinalis. 107 leaves. Wood:ut border around the title. 8vo. Boards. Venice, 1542. Frs. 55. — This little known work which compares the usefulness of the study of medicine and law, is rare. First edition. Contains some interesting chapters on the history of medicine: De medicina quid sit et eius origine. De inventoribus legum et medicinae, containing particulars on medical history. — Some stains and traces of use, but good copy. 112. SCHOENER (Schoner), J. De iudiciis nativitatum libri tres. Praefatio Ph. Melanchtonis, 8 and 152 leaves. With beautiful, figural woodcut initial letters and diagrams. Folio. Half calf. Nuremberg, 1545. = -Frs. 65. — One of the most extensive works on astrology of the first half of the sixteenth century. — Beautifully printed and adorned by a fine woodcut ornament on the title. — A fine and large copy. 118. SCARPA, A. Memorie anatomico-chirurgiche sull? ERNIE. 4 and 84 pp. WITH 20 EXCELLENT FULL-PAGE PLATES, ten of > which outline, engraved by Anderloni. Royal folio. Half calf. Milan, 1809. Frs. 70. — ‘¢ Scarpa’s anatomic prints rank with Soemmering’s illustrations and even surpass them in respect of the vigor of the engravings’’ (Choulant-Frank). — First edition of Scarpa’s famous anatomical atlas on hernia. 114. SCARPA, A. Riflessioni ed osservazioni anatomico-chirurgiche sull’aneurisma. 2 leaves, 4 pp., 114 pp. WITH 15 MAGNIFICENT FULL- PAGE PLATES, five of which outline, by Anderloni. Royal folio. Half calf (binding damaged in places). Pavia, 1804. Frs. 85. — First edition. — ‘* Scarpa’s illustrations are the crown and flower of achievement in anato- mic pen-drawing ’’ (Garrison). — Bottom margins of some leaves dampstained, the engravings in wonderful impressions, 115. SCHRICK, Michael Puff von. Von den ausgebrannten Wassern eh distilled waters). Black letter. 33 lines. 12 leaves. 4to. Full morocco. Strassburg, Martin Schott), 1483. Frs. 875. — Sudhoff, Deutsche Medizinische Inkunabeln, nr. 159. Reichling 1868. Unknown to the other bibliographers. Of outstanding rarity. No copy in the British Museum or the Bodleian Library. No copy in U.S. A. according to Census. No copy in the Osler Library. No copy in the Surgeon Library. No copy of this edi- tion has been offered for sale, to our knowledge, since more than 20 years. A standard work in the earliest literature of pharmaceutics and distillation. The book treats of the medical use of the extracts distilled from about 70 flowers or herbs. 117. (Servetus). — SARPI, P. [storia del Concilio Tridentino. Con note critiche, di Le Oourayer. Two stout volumes. With the portrait of Sarpi. Quarto. Original half calf. London, 1757. Frs. 65. — Confer Osler, Bibl. nrs. 904-914. — Fra Paolo Sarpi (1552-1623) was one of the most important claimants to the discovery of the circulation of the blood before Harvey. The passage on Serve- tus is contained under the year 1554, pp. 15-16 of the second volume. 118. SEVERINUS, M. A. De efficaci .medicina libri tres. 7 leaves, 297 pp., 7 leaves. With several surgical woodeuts. Folio. Old calf (damaged). Frankfurt, 1646. Fre, 25. — Important surgical work, ‘* Severinus (1580-1658), surgeon at Naples, was a skilful operator and forerunner of modern comparative anatomists ’’? (Power-Thompson). — Entirely browned as usually. PRICES IN SWISS FRANCS INCLUDING ALL INCIDENTAL EXPORT EXPENSES. pemey ff Prt
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