Sales catalogue: R Lier & Co

Date:
23 January 1932
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/40/21
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    / bo | 230. BAKER, H. Le microscope, ou description de l’usage des meilleurs microscopes. 10 leaves, 356 pp. With 15 engraved folding plates showing microscopical instruments and animals seen through a microscope. 8vo. Old calf. Paris, 1754. Frs. 22. — ‘¢ Examination of salts and saline substances, account of various animalcules never before described with description of microscope used, étec. ’’. 231. BALLEXSERD. Dissertation sur I’éducation physique des enfans, dépuis leur naissance jusqu’a age de puberté. 4 leaves, 238 pp., 5 leaves. Large 8vo. Old calf. Paris, 1762. Frs. 24. — Good work on pediatrics. 232. BELLINI, L. Exercitatio anatomica de structura et usu renum. Cui renum monstrosorum exempla addidit G. Blasius. 132 pp. With 11 copper-plates. Small 16mo. Calf. Amsterdam, 1665. Frs. 32. — Bellini’s important writing on the structure of the kidneys (the first with Blasius’ additions). The tubes in the kidney first seen by him bear his name. — Binding worn. 233. BERNARDI, Fr. (On the history of the College of Physicians at Venice). Dell’origine, facolta, progressi del Collegio Medico-Chirurgico e dell’arte chirurgica in Venezia. 3 leaves, 76 pp., 1 leaf. Large 4to. Original wrappers. Venice, 1797. Frs. 26, — The first 32 pp. contain a detailed history of the College of Physicians, its foundation and development. The other part of the book gives bibliographical and biographical notices on the most important physicians of the College: Angelo Bolognino, Mariano Santo, Croce, Fabricius Aquapendente, etc. Contains besides some curious medical anecdotes. 234. BOERHAAVE, H. Tractatus de viribus medicamentorum. 6 leaves, 352 pp., 6 leaves. 8vo. Old calf. Paris, 1726. Frs. 9. — 235. CALDANI, L. M. A. Institutiones anatomicae. Four vols. With 6 folding plates (medulla spinalis, ete.). Large 8vo. Original boards. Venice, 1791. Frs. 28. — vig ee An ee eave ad! ' — A ys 4 hate fears raphy myologia, splanchnologia. — Some uncut edges. ; s ; eats of Cacsarean section and abo ee ek ii ita tee os . CARDANUS, H. Metoposcopia. Melampodis de Naevis cor ‘4 leaves, 8 pp., 226 pp., 1 leaf. With about 800 physiognomical woodcuts. Folio. Half calf. Paris, 1658. Frs. 85. — First edition. ‘‘ Cardanus’ Metoposcopia is illustrated with 800 cuts of human faces, an astrologic physiognomy, based upon the idea that the furrows in the fore-head were influenced by the seven celestial bodies and that horo- scopes might be drawn from such data ” (Garrison). — Very fine copy. Rare. 938. (CARDANUS). — Scaliger, J. C. Exotericarum exercitationum liber quintus decimus, de sub- tilitate. 8 leaves, 897 pp., 37 leaves. With several woodcuts. 8vo. Old vellum. Lyons, 1615. Frs. 15. ee Extensive commentary on Cardanus’ celebrated book. 939. CARVIN, J. De sanguine dialogi septem. 159 pp., 6 leaves. 8vo. Old vellum. Lyne ee rs. 25. — ‘De sanguinis essentia, de eiusdem distributione et missione. De providentia medici. De iatromathematica, etc.’’. — Rare. 240. CELSUS. De re medica libri octo. Quinti Sereni de medicina. Quinti Rhemni de ponderibus. 476 pp., 10 leaves. 8vo. Old limp vellum. Lyons, 1542. Frs. 26. — Choulant, Handbuch, p. 169. The first paginated edition of Celsus. Nothing is known on the editor. Mainly based on Caesarius’ text. — Insignificantly browned. Nice copy. Scarce. 241. CHAMPIER, S. Hortus Gallicus. 6 leaves, 83 pp. — Campus Elysius Galliae, in quo sunt pretty woodcut initials and printer’s device. — Two works. 8vo. Half vellum. Lyons, Trechsel, 1533. Frs. 85. — Hortus Gallicus and Campus Elysius: Pritzel 1658, 1659. The Hortus Gallicus is one of the very first works on French medical plants. The Campus Elysius Galliae contains a full account of French pharmacology of this time. — Two independent works bound together. Bound at the end an incomplete copy of the Periarchon, 1533. — Rare.