1710 ENGLISH ed Dionis SURGERY Operations & Medicine Illustrated Chirurgie

1710 ENGLISH ed Dionis SURGERY Operations & Medicine Illustrated Chirurgie



Pierre Dionis was a 17th-century French surgeon who wrote several medical dissertations concerning human anatomy and surgical procedures. He taught operative surgery at the Jardin-du-Roi, Paris, a famous training ground for surgeons. (G&M). ‘Course of Surgical Operations’ is an important and thorough collection of surgery demonstrations complete with 61 illustrations depicting surgical tools and how to use them.



An incredibly rare first English printing of a famous surgical treatise!



Item number: #12493

Price: $499



DIONIS, Pierre



A course of chirurgical operations : demonstrated in the Royal Garden at Paris



[London : printed for Jacob Tonson, 1710.] First English printing.



Details:

Collation:

[10], 496, [14]

61 engravings

Wanting title page, early leaves, and end of table

References: Garrison-Morton 5575; Wellcome II 471

Provenance: Handwritten

Robert Switzer

Jas. Ward

Richard L. Latharn

Language: French

Binding: Leather

Visible repair at back inner hinge

Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x 13cm)



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Condition: Excellent