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![present them in convenient & beautiful form. The first is of classic importance, as Camper here intro- duced for the first time his facial line, or “ facial angle” as a criterion of race. His Introduction on his own studies on these subjects is of great interest. 274 Canano (Joannes Baptista, 1515-78) [et] Da Carpi (Girolamo, 1501-56) Musculorum Humani Corporis Picturata Dissectio (Fer- rara, 1541 ?). Facsimile Edition, annotated by Harvey Cushing & Edward C. Streeter. Florence, R. Lier & Co., 1925 £1 Is Sm. 4to. 98 pp. Original half canvas. It may interest collectors to know that we discovered the only two copies of the original of this book which have appeared in commerce. 275 Chauliac (Guy de) La Grande Chirurgie . . . restituée par Laurens Joubert. Tour- non, Claude Michel, 1598 £8 10s hick ‘Svo. . ‘Old half. calf 32) 713 ‘pp:; 56. Il. of index ; 32, 403 pp., 2 ll. Printer’s device, portraits of Guy de Chauliac and Joubert. The French edition of the great surgeon’s works is very rare. The second part contains the annotations by Joubert which has a section consisting of explanations of the terms of surgery and is illustrated with very many woodcuts of surgical instruments. _ 276 [Cholera]. [Gillkrest (J.)] Letters on the Cholera Morbus. London, Nichols and Sons, 1831 8vo. 57 pp. Bound with : Fergusson (William, M.D., Inspector General of Hospitals) Letters upon Cholera Morbus, with Observations upon Contagion, Quaran- tine, and Disinfecting Fumigations. Lon- don, 8. Highley, 1832 15s Svo. 39 pp. ° The 2 bound together, recent half caif. 277 Chrisogonus (Federicus) De modo colle- giandi, pronosticandi et curandi febres, necnon de humana felicitate ac denique de fluxu et refluxu Maris. Venice, J. A. “dé Sabbio, 1528 £6 6s Folio. Boards. 28 ff. Magnificent woodcut border surrounding title, several diagrams in text, and a three-fold movable disc at end. Gothic characters. Double columns. A very rare work on medical astrology, with chapters on the tides, fevers and phthisis, etc. This is 2 unique copy which bears the inscription on title : ‘‘ Ulyssis Aldovrandi et amicos F.”’ It is the copy owned by the famous naturalist Aidovrandi, generally known through his great book on animals. This book is one of the most beautifully produced medical books of the 16th century, and no more desirable copy than the present one can be imagined. 278 Cloquet (Jules) Recherches Anatomiques sur les Hernies de ’ Abdomen. Paris, chez Méquignon-Marvis, 1817 30s 4to. 96 pp. Recent half calf. 4 plates. This is the thesis based on the dissection of over 300 hernias for which Cloquet gained his degree. 279 [Cohausen (John MHenry)] Hermippus Redivivus: or, The Sage’s Triumph over Old Age and the Grave. Wherein, a Method is Laid Down for Prolonging the Life and Vigour of Man. The Second Edition, Carefully Corrected and much enlarged. London, J. Nourse, 1749 15s 8vo. 248 pp. Calf. Translated by Dr. John Campbell. 280 Colbatch (John) A Collection of Tracts, Chirurgical & Medical. London, Dan. Brown, 1700 £1 10s 8vo. Old calf, rebacked. The collected works of Colbatch, containing his treatises on surgery, the 29 Viper’s bite by means of acids, etc. Some very slight stains. ‘ ; 29) 281 Connor (Bernard) Dissertationes Medico- Physicae De antris Lethiferis. De Montis Vesuvii Incendio. De Stupendo Ossium Coalitu. De humani HypogastriiSarcomate. Oxford, Sheldonian Theatre, 1695 £2 2s 8vo. Original calf. With separate title-page to each tract. 2 plates & some woodcuts in text. ihe author, an Irish doctor, was physician to Sobieski. In 1695 he lectured in Oxford on the discoveries of Redi, Malpighi, & other eminent physicians whom he had known abroad. ; 282 Cornaro (Lessius) The Temperate Man, or the right way of preserving Life and Health, together with soundness of the senses, judgment, and memory unto extream old age. In three treatises, the first by Leonardus Lessius, the second by Lodowick Cornaro, the third by a famous Italian, faithfully Englished. London, J. R. for John Starkey, 1678 30s 12mo. Old calf. 18 Il., 168 pp. English edition of one of the most popular texts on longevity, written in the 16th century and translated into many languages. The author recommends chiefly anoderate eating as a means to long life. 283 Creighton (Charles) Illustrations of Un- conscious Memory in Disease, Including a Theory of Alteratives. London, H. K. Lewis, 1886 6s 8vo. 212 pp. Original cloth. i 284 Culpepper (Nicholas) The English Physi- tion Enlarged. With Three Hundred, Sixty and Nine Medicines, made of English Herbs, that were not in any Impression until this. London, John Streeter, 1669 £5 5s 8vo. Original calf. Good copy of this treasury of old English herbal lore. 289 (Culverwel (Robert James, M.D.) The Life ft Dr. Culverwell, written-by Himself... Being Curiosities of Thirty-five Years’ Medical Experience, Illustrative of the Toil and Fag of Early Professional Life, the Difficulties Impeding Worldly Success, and the Glory of Overcoming Them. Embodied in the Biography of the Author. London, Published by and for the Author (cirea ee . S 8vo. 120 pp. Recent cloth (original wrappers pre- served). Portrait. Uncut. Dr. Culverwell was the proprietor of the Argyll Baths, Argyll Place, Regent Street. 286 Dentistry. Ashburner (John) On Den- tition and some _ coincident Disorders. London, Longman, Rees, etc., 1834 15s 8vo. Original boards. f 287 [Devaux (Jean)] Le Médecin de Soi-Méme, ou l’Art de se Conserver la Santé par LInstinct. Seconde Edition. Leyde, chez Claude Jordan, 1687 12s 6d 12mo, 294 pp. Calf. Frontispiece. 288 [Dietetics]. Dick (Robert, M.D.) Diet and Regimen, Physical, Intellectual, and Moral, as Means in the Prevention and Cure of Disease. Glasgow, John Symington & UCo., 1838 6s 8vo. 386 pp. Original cloth. 289 [Digby]. | Ross (Alexander) The Philo- sophicall Touch-Stone: or Observations upon Sir Kenelm Digbie’s Discourses of the Nature of Bodies, and of the reasonable](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b33156839_0027.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
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