Henry-François Le Dran - Abrégé économique, de l'anatomie du corps humain - 1768-1768

LE DRAN, HENRY-FRANÇOIS Economic Abstract of the Anatomy of the Human Body: within reach of anyone who wishes to know themselves and to learn in this field, as well as for all those who aspire to the great art of curing the sick. Paris, Didot, 1768.

Complete with its 16 anatomical plates, off-text plates engraved in copperplate.

format In 12 (16.5 cm X 10 cm)
14 pp (title + warning + letter to Monsieur), 259 pp., 5 pp (table of contents), 34 pp (description of the 16 plates), 16 engraved plates, 3 pp (King’s Privilege)

Period binding in full leather. Spine with 5 raised bands ornamented with gilded lozenges. Gilt title piece, gilt fillets. Covers in good condition despite some rubbing, small scratches and dark stains. One mark on the bottom of the first cover. Lower hinge split on the first cover (see photos 2, 3 and 25 to 29)

Edges with gilt fillet, in good condition except for a loss on the lower edge of the first cover revealing the underlying carton (see photos 26 and 27)

Corners slightly worn, upper cap missing, lower cap shaved (see photos 3, 28 and 29)

Interior complete in good condition except for traces of an old damp stain on the bottom third of about a third of the pages, which does not affect the paper or the readability of the text (see photos 10, 13 to 15, 17 and 19). 1 stain on the verso of the first leaf (see photo 5)

an old ink annotation on the last page and its mirror trace on the preceding page (see photo 23)

The 16 anatomical pages are in perfect condition (see photos 1, 20 and 21)

Copy in good general condition (see photos)