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SHELDON, JOHN. The History of the Absorbent System, Part the First, containing the Chylography, or Description of the Human Lacteal Vessels. 6
SHELDON, JOHN. The History of the Absorbent System, Part the First, containing the Chylography, or Description of the Human Lacteal Vessels. 6 folding engraved plates (severely foxed), including 2 by Antonio Scarpa. [12], vi, 52, [14] pages. 4to, original boards, spine heavily worn, front joint partly cracked; bookplate removed; uncut. London: for the Author, 1784
- Notes: first edition. all published. "Sheldon... described meticulously his own methods of injection and preservation, his cannula tip bevelled, as in a modern instrument, to facilitate penetration of the vessels" (ODNB). Russell 748. Half-title inscribed: "Mr. Relhan with the Author's respectful Compliments."
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