MEDICINE. Mémoires de l'Académie Royale de Chirurgie. Paris, - Lot 44

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MEDICINE. Mémoires de l'Académie Royale de Chirurgie. Paris, - Lot 44
MEDICINE. Mémoires de l'Académie Royale de Chirurgie. Paris, Osmont, 1743-1754. 2 vol. in-4°, contemporary mottled calf, ornate spine, red tr. Volume 1 contains 8 memoirs or observations by François Quesnay. Frontispiece repeated by Cochin, title vignette repeated by Boucher, 3 header vignettes and 3 lettrines by Humblot engraved by Aveline, and 30 plates engraved hors texte by Ingram. Binding a little different, t. II having appeared later, worn for t. I. The first volume includes "an important preface signed by F. Quesnay, in which he defines the scope, method and conditions for the progress of surgery. The second volume contains a history of the Royal Academy of Surgery, in which the plan of the work is revealed.
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