M. Dionis - Cours d'Opérations de Chirurgie - 1782

Stunning collectible work -

Pierre Dionis was one of the greatest surgeons of the 18th century -

Louis XV named him to the chair of anatomy and surgery at the Jardin des Plantes, which he had founded.

His treatise on Operations is one of the finest works on the subject since the Renaissance. For a century, it was a reference for students and lecturers. -

You will find meticulous descriptions of bleeding, cataract, hernia, lithotomy, and many others. You will also be able to admire the anatomical plates that illustrate the text, made by G. de La Faye -

M. Dionis - Cours D'Opérations De Chirurgie - 1782 - Volume I
dddxii + 480 pages -

Good condition of the binding, the work in its full period calfskin, scratches, cracked corners, top edge detached, small loss on one corner, marbled edges, spine with raised bands, gilded title and volume numbers on morocco inlays, gilded filet on the cut -

Good interior condition, some foxing, pretty headbands, work adorned with fine engravings hors texte including the frontispiece, marbled endpapers -

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