Lot 234

A Series of Anatomical Plates of the Human Body

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A Series of Anatomical Plates...Illustrating the Structure of the Different Parts of the Human Body...Quain,...Wilson, ...Third Edition Revised...by Joseph Pancoast M.D. Philadelphia. Carey & Hart. 1845. Quarto. In 5 Parts. Profusely illustrated. Complete. Includes a 4pp Prospectus for Pancoast's Operative Surgery at end. Ex-Lib. but title and frontis are without library stamps. Back cover with partial manila sleeve for card. Frontis with repaired tear. Part 5 first page with internal tear in margin. All plates present and in very good condition, some foxing and spotting as usual. Previous owners bookplate (Heermann Von W. Schulte) inside front cover. Brown pebble cloth, rebacked in brown buckram, edge and corner wear, soiling and smudges. End sheets renewed at time of rebacking. A remarkable and scarce early book on human anatomy and physiology. Link for high-res image: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/29xad80qvi52hup/AADwsBFHd7YH_r9J6shTHeCHa?dl=0

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