FABRICIUS, Hieronymus (1537-1619). Opera Chirurgica. Leiden: Boutesteyn, 1723. 4° (312 x 192mm). Engraved title vignette by F. Bleyswyk, nine folding engraved plates. (Some gatherings and plates dampstained mostly in the bottom margin, occasional spotting and soiling, one tear with an early repair.) Contemporary sprinkled calf (rebacked, corners rubbed). Provenance: 'Y.M.S.' (binding). 'An important collection of the surgical works of Fabricius, pupil of Fallopius and teacher of Harvey' (Dawson 2223); Wellcome III, 4.
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FABRICIUS, Hieronymus (1537-1619). Opera Chirurgica. Leiden: Boutesteyn, 1723. 4° (312 x 192mm). Engraved title vignette by F. Bleyswyk, nine folding engraved plates. (Some gatherings and plates dampstained mostly in the bottom margin, occasional spotting and soiling, one tear with an early repair.) Contemporary sprinkled calf (rebacked, corners rubbed). Provenance: 'Y.M.S.' (binding). 'An important collection of the surgical works of Fabricius, pupil of Fallopius and teacher of Harvey' (Dawson 2223); Wellcome III, 4.

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FABRICIUS, Hieronymus (1537-1619). Opera Chirurgica. Leiden: Boutesteyn, 1723. 4° (312 x 192mm). Engraved title vignette by F. Bleyswyk, nine folding engraved plates. (Some gatherings and plates dampstained mostly in the bottom margin, occasional spotting and soiling, one tear with an early repair.) Contemporary sprinkled calf (rebacked, corners rubbed). Provenance: 'Y.M.S.' (binding). 'An important collection of the surgical works of Fabricius, pupil of Fallopius and teacher of Harvey' (Dawson 2223); Wellcome III, 4.

PARE, Ambroise (c.1510-1590). The Works. Together with Three Tractates Concerning the Veins, Arteries, and Nerves out of Adrianus Spigelius. Translated by Thomas Johnson. London: Mary Clark for John Clark, 1678. 2° (362 x 226mm). Woodcut illustrations throughout, 4 of these full-page. (Gathering E slightly short in the lower margin, occasional light soiling.) Modern quarter calf preserving early boards (corners worn, sides scuffed). The third edition in English of the collected works of France's most famous surgeon. Garrison & Morton 5565; Wellcome IV, 295; Wing P-351. (2)