80 150
176
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BARTHOLIN, THOMAS.
Anatome.
14 engraved plates; 110 text illustrations.
[32], 806, [20] pages, including engraved additional title and portrait. 8vo, 187x120 mm,
contemporary sheep, badly worn, missing portions from top and bottom spine compart-
ments, joints cracked, cords intact; contents foxed. Krivatsy 782.
Lyon: Jean-Antoine Huguetan, 1677
[250/350]
177
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BARTHOLIN, THOMAS; and VESLING, JOHANN.
De insolitis partus
humani viis dissertatio nova. Accedunt . . . De pullitie Aegyptiorum & aliae . . .
observationes anatomicae & epistolae medica posthumae.
[2], 194, [2]; [8], 248
pages. 2 parts in one volume. 8vo, 153x94 mm, contemporary calf gilt with morocco let-
tering pieces, rubbed, front joint cracked, cords intact; contents relatively clean.
The Hague: Petrus Gosse, 1740
[200/300]
Second edition of Bartholin’s dissertation on unusual births and Vesling’s observations during
his stay in Egypt on the development of artificially hatched chickens, originally published
together in 1664. DSB XIV, 12 (for Vesling).
178
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BECHER, DAVID.
Neue Abhandlung vom Karlsbade.
3 folding engraved plates.
[12], 148; [2], 156; [6], 244 pages. 3 parts in 2 volumes. 8vo, 194x118 mm, contemporary
speckled boards; contents toned, light marginal dampstaining at beginning and end of third
part. Stamp of the Fürstliche Bibiothek, Donaueschingen, on verso of titles, showing
through on recto.
Prague: Wolfgang Gerle, 1772
[200/300]
FIRST EDITION
of a description of the mineral springs at the famed spa in western Bohemia,
with an analysis of their waters and curative effects.
179
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BLASIUS, GERARDUS.
Observationes medicae rariores, accedit monstri
triplicis historia.
12 full-page engravings. [8], 120, [4]; 71, [1] pages. 2 parts in one vol-
ume. 8vo, 146x93 mm, later paste-paper boards; contents generally clean, margins trimmed
entering a few images, front free endpaper lacking.
Amsterdam: Abraham Wolfgang, 1677
[300/500]
FIRST EDITION
.
“Blasius drew upon his extensive clinical experience in preparing the present
work on human anatomical deformities. He described a large number of case histories including
congenital anomalies and deformities caused by tumors and calculi in various parts of the body.
Also included with Blasius’ work are three short tracts on monsters”—Heirs of Hippocrates
599. Krivatsy 1350.
180
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BOVIO, ZEFIRIELE TOMMASO.
Melampigo; ovvero, Confusione de’ Medici
Sofisti, che s’intitulano Rationali.
95 [i. e., 96] leaves. 4to, 200x144 mm, contemporary limp
vellum, soiled and worn, rear endpapers renewed; occasional heavy foxing, scattered marginal
dampstains, clean tear in T2.
Verona: Francesco dalle Donne, 1595
[250/350]
Attack on Galenic medicine by an adherent of Paracelsus, originally published in 1585.
Durling 664.
181
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BRIGHT, TIMOTHY; and FICINO, MARSILIO.
Hygieina; id est, De sani-
tate tuenda medicinae . . . Cui accesserunt De studiosorum sanitate libri III.
90,
[6]; 111, [1]; [16], 160, [2] pages, including 4 integral blanks * BRACHEL, PETER VON,
editor.
Hygieia; id est, Bonae valetudinis conservandae thesaurus locupletissimus.
[16], 120, 440 pages * CORNARO, LUIGI.
Conseils pour Vivre Long-Tems. Traduit
de l’Italien.
[12], 156 pages. Together, 3 volumes. 12mo, various bindings, overall condi-
tion varies, contents of first 2 volumes severely browned.
Frankfurt am Main, 1598; Cologne, 1628; Paris, 1750
[300/500]
Lot 176