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Spectacles are good, but not always ... View picture(s) 1 ADAMS, George. Verhandeling over het zien, verklaarende kortlijk den aart van het zien, en het zamenstel van het oog; ten dienste van menschen, wier oogen zwak of ongesteld zijn; stellende hen in staat om een juist denkbeeld van de waare gesteldheid van hun gezicht te maaken, geevende de behoedmiddelen daar voor op, beneevens zekere regelen, om te weeten of men eenen bril noodig hebbe, en hoe dien als dan te kiezen, zonder dat hij het gezicht benadeele. Uit het Engelsch vertaald, en met aanmerkingen verrijkt door H. Aeneae. Amsterdam, H. Gartman, W. Vermandel, & J.W. Smit, 1792. 8vo. Original boards. Large folding engraved plate with 8 images concerning optics such as cross-sections of the human eye, camera obscura, glasses etc. (8), 174, (2) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Anatomy  Microscopy  Ophtalmology  Optics  Scientific Instruments  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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'As famous for its unintelligibility, as it is sought after for its rarity' View picture(s) 2 BALTENSZ, Frans. Samaritane, ofte spieghel der godtsvreesentheyt en eerbaerheydt, ofte gespreeck van den Heere, met het rechtgeloovigh wijf van Samaria, oft uyt Jacob van Ephraim van Sichar, beschreven in het vierde capittel van den evangelist Johanne, in prijs voorghestelt, die met vergeldinghe vergolden wordt, volghens de woorden des Heeren. ... Ofte een woordelijcke verclaringhe, van het vierde capittel des evangelist Johanne. Ghedaen door F. B. Dordrecht, Frans Baltensz., 1648. 8vo. 18th century olive morocco, spine richly gilt in compartments with two red labels lettered in gold; richly gilt borders along the edges of both boards; inner dentelles, g.e., marbled endpapers. 51 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Anatomy  Dutch  Education  Medicine  Plantin  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Most famous anatomical work of the most famous French surgeons of his time View picture(s) 3 BLANDIN, Philippe-Frédéric. Traité d'anatomie topographique. Atlas. (Brussels, Société Encyclographique des Sciences Médicales, 1838). Oblong folio. Contemporary half calf. With 20 lithographed plates, all richly and beautifully coloured by hand. (20) lvs. text. Full description >> Related Subjects: Anatomy  Medicine  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Two beautifully illustrated medical works by Gerardus Blasius (1626-1692?), bound together View picture(s) 4 BLASIUS, Gerardus. Observata anatomica in homine, simiâ, equo, vitulo,  ove, testudine, echino, glire, serpente, ardeâ, variisque  animalibus aliis. Leiden, Amsterdam, Gaasbeeck, 1674. 8vo. Contemporary marbled calf, spine ribbed and richly gilt. With engraved frontispiece by Appelman, 13 engraved full-page plates with anatomical illustrations, ornamental device on title-page, woodcut endpiece and initials. (6), 141, (11) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Anatomy  Medicine  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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First accurate beautifully illustrated monograph on the larynx ever View picture(s) 5 CASSERIUS, Julius Placentius. De vocis auditusque organis historia anatomica singulari fide methodo ac industria concinnata tractatibus duobus explicata. Ferrara, Victorius Baldinus, 1600-1601. 2 parts in 1 vol. Folio. Contemporary vellum with spine lettered in ink. Engraved frontispiece of an anatomical theatre, portrait of Blankaart by Gouwe after D. van Plas with a Latin poem by Lud. Smitds and 51 very detailed and beautifully engraved anatomical full-page plates. 30 lvs. (incl. title and 2 portaits), 192, 126 pp. and 1 leaf. Full description >> Related Subjects: Anatomy  Medicine  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The medical standard on surgery View picture(s) 6 CHAULIAC, Guy de (Guido de CAULIACO). De chirurgije van Guido de Cauliaco, seer profijtelijck voor alle chirurgijns, uyt de Latijnsche in de Nederduytsche tale overgheset. Nu van nieuws oversien ende merckelijck verbetert door P. Nieustadt, chirurgijn. Amsterdam, Theunis Jacobsz. Lootsman, 1646. 4to. Contemporary vellum with title in ink on spine. Title in red and black with woodcut medicinal illustration of a man pierced by knives and arrows, dedicatory poem ('Klinck-dicht') to the reader on page (8) in red and black, woodcut end-pieces and initials. (8), 430, (10) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Anatomy  Medicine  Surgery  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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First anatomical atlas illustrated by lithography in unrecorded second edition View picture(s) 7 CLOQUET, Jules Germain. Anatomie de l'homme, ou description et figures lithographiées  de toutes les parties du corps humain ... publiée par C. de Lasteyrie. Brussels, Livorno & Leipzig, Auguste Wahlen, 1828. 2 parts in one volume. Large folio. Later three-quarter vellum with the original black cloth pasted to the sides, gilt title on front cover. With 300 numbered lithographed plates drawn by L. Boëns, H. van Boterdael, Vanhemelryk, V. Lignian and lithographed by Burggraaff, and lithographed by the 'Lithogr. de l'acad. Royale à Bruxelles' (Pl. i-xii, xxxi-xlii, lxxix-xc); by M. Hess, E. Decraene, J.J. Duvivier, L. Delerve, Vandenkerchoven, Lauters, Montius, Armand, J. van Assche, and lithographed by Dewasme & Co. (Pl. xiii-xxx, xliii-lxxviii, xci-clxxi); by Vandenkerchoven, Montius, L. vanden Wildenberg, and lithographed by the 'Imp. Lith  de la Cour des Pays-Bas' (clxxii-ccxlv (ccxlvi-ccc unsigned). 2 titles and 300 ll. for the plates. Full description >> Related Subjects: Anatomy  Lithographs  Medicine  Medicine & Anatomy & Physiology  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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A treatise on the muscular and bone structure of the head by a student of Albinus View picture(s) 8 COURCELLES, David Cornelis de. Icones musculorum capitis, utpote faciei, aurium, oculorum, linguae, pharyngis, ossis hyodis, colli, ut et eorum, qui capiti adnectuntur; cum expositione papillarum cutanearum icone singulari. Met een Nederduitsche verklaring over de selve. Leyden, Ex typographia Dammeana (H. van Damme), for the author, 1743. 4to. Contemporary vellum, red morocco title label, lettered in gold, red painted edges. With 8 folding engraved plates. (4), 83, (4) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Anatomy  Illustrated Books  Medicine  Medicine & Anatomy & Physiology  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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16th-century woodcuts on food & drink View picture(s) 9 CURIO, Joannes (ed.). Conservandae Bonae Valetudinis Praecepta Longe Saluberrima, Regi Angliæ quondam à Doctoribus Scholæ Salernitanæ versibus conscripta. Frankfurt am Main, heirs of Christian Egenolph, 1582. With title-page in red and black, 65 woodcut illustrations in the text (including a couple repeats), 1 woodcut initial (plus 1 repeat) and a woodcut tailpiece. [8], 280, [4] ll. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Anatomy  Gastronomy  Medicine  Oenology  Woodcuts  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Classic on the human ear View picture(s) 10 DU VERNEY, Guichard Joseph. Traité de l'organe de l'ouie, contenant la structure, les usages & les maladies de toutes les parties de l'oreille. Paris, Estienne Michallet, 1683. Small 8vo. Contemporary mottled calf, spine ribbed and richly gilt, gilt binding edges, red mottled edges. With numerous anatomical illustrations of all parts of the human ear on 16 folding engraved plates, all with explanatory text printed in 2 columns in small type underneath. (24), 210 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Anatomy  Medicine  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Unveiling the human body View picture(s) 11 HELLWIG, Christoph von. Nosce te ipsum, vel anatomicum vivum, oder kurz gefastes doch richtig gestelltes anatomisches Werck ... Auff begehren zum andermahl zum Druck befördert. Frankfurt & Leipzig, Hieronymus Philipp Ritschel, [1720]. Folio. Half vellum. With title-page printed in red and black, engraved author's portrait on title-page, and 4 engraved anatomical plates with movable parts. [8], 42 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Anatomy  Medicine  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Important source for the study of zoology in Japan View picture(s) 12 JONSTON, John. Theatrum Universale Omnium Animalium Piscium, Avium, Quadrupedum, Exanguium, Aquaticorum, Insectorum, et Angium, CCLX. Tabulis Ornatum, Ex Scriptoribus tam antiquis quam recentioribus ... à J. Jonstonio collectum, Ac plus quam Trecentis Piscibus Nuperrime ex Indiis Orientalibus allatis ... locupletatum ... cura Henrici Ruysch ... VI. Partibus, duobus Tomis, comprehensum. Amsterdam, R. and G. Wetstein, 1718. 6 parts in 2 volumes. Folio (37 x 23.5 cm). Contemporary speckled leather bindings, spine with raised bands and richly gilt compartments, title and volumenumber gold-tooled. Title-pages to volumes I and II printed in red and black, 4 further half-titles, all titles with woodcut printer's device, full-page engraved frontispiece, 270 full-page engraved plates. (6), 40; (6), 160; (12), 1-96, 89-160; 10, 1-163, (1); (2), 1-58, (2); (4), 147, (1); (2), 1-6, 5-37, (1) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Anatomy  Ichthyology  Natural History  Zoology  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Explanation and depiction of brain of an unborn child, with early colour printed illustration by Jan l'Admiral View picture(s) 13 L'ADMIRAL, Jan & Frederik RUYSCH. Icon durae matris in concave superficie visae, ex capite foetus humani ... desumtae. Leyden, Dirk Haak; Amsterdam, Jacob Graal and Hendrik de Leth, 1738. 4to. Contemporary stiff paper wrappers. With engraved title-page illustration by Ladmiral representing a skeleton, with glass receptacles containing preparations, and colour mezzotint printed from four plates (ca. 17 x 12.5 cm) by Jan l'Admiral after Fredrik Ruysch, pasted on inside of wrappers, with green background and gilt border. [2] ll. Full description >> Related Subjects: Anatomy  Colour Platebooks  Colour Printing  Medicine  Medicine & Anatomy & Physiology  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Description and depiction of the human penis, with early colour printed illustration by Jan Ladmiral View picture(s) 14 L'ADMIRAL, Jan. Effigies penis humani. Leyden, Cornelis Haak; Amsterdam, Jacob Graal and Hendrik de Leth, 1741. 4to. Contemporary stiff paper wrappers. With engraved title-page illustration by l´Admiral representing a skeleton, with glass receptacles containing preparations, and colour mezzotint printed from four plates (ca. 25 x 20.5 cm) by Jan Ladmiral pasted on inside of wrappers, with green background and gilt border. Including the often lacking first blank. [1 blank, 3] ll. Full description >> Related Subjects: Anatomy  Colour Platebooks  Colour Printing  Medicine  Medicine & Anatomy & Physiology  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Famous work on obstetrics by the king's midwife View picture(s) 15 LE BOURSIER DU COUDRAY, Angélique. Abrégé de l' art des accouchemens, dans lequel on donne les préceptes nécessaires pour le mettre heureusement en pratique. On y a joint plusieurs observations intéressantes sur des cas singuliers. Ouvrage très-utile aux jeunes Sages-Femmes, & généralement à tous les élèves en cet art, qui desirent de s' y rendre habiles. Saintes, Pierre Toussaints, 1769. 8vo. Contemporary brown sprinkled calf, gilt spine with yellow title label lettered in gold, gilt filet on covers, red painted edges. With engraved frontispiece of a portrait of the author by J. Robert and 26 engraved plates printed in 2 colours, black and red, of anatomy and birthing procedures "gravé en couleurs" by J. Robert and "peint" by P. Chapparre. X, 84, (6) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Anatomy  Gynaecology  Medicine  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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To demonstrate the existence of God View picture(s) 16 NIEUWENTYT, Bernard. Het regt gebruik der werelt beschouwingen, ter overtuiginge van ongodisten en ongelovigen aangetoont. Den sesden druk. Amsterdam, Joannes Pauli, 1740. Large 4to. Contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt in compartments with red morocco label lettered in gold. Title printed in red and black with emblematical printer's device with the motto "Aliis inseviendo consumor", engraved allegorical frontispiece dated 1727, portrait of the author by P. van Gunst after Dk. Valkenburg, 174 anatomical, physiological, mathematical, optical and astronomical figures on 28 engraved folding plates, many woodcut tail-pieces. (8), 916, (18) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  18th Century  Anatomy  Mathematics  Medicine  Optics  Religion  Science  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Rare Dutch translation of a very good summary of the works of Ambroise Paré, the father of French surgery View picture(s) 17 PIGRAEUS, Petrus (Pierre PIGRAY). Kort begrijp, van de genees ende heel-konst. Met een wijdtloopige verklaringe der geneesmiddelen, tot yeder sieckten behoorende. Den vierden druck, gecorrigeert ende verbetert. Amsterdam, widow of Theunis Jacobsz. Lootsman (colophon: Amsterdam, Jacob & Casparus Lootsman), 1672. 4to. Contemporary vellum. Title in red & black with woodcut ornament, full-page engraved portrait of the author at an age of 75 in collation, woodcut end-pieces and initials. (12), 450, (10) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Anatomy  Demonology  Dutch  Manuals  Medicine  Surgery  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Rare Dutch translation of an important French medical work View picture(s) 18 RANCHIN, François. Heelkonstige geschillen, wegens de werken van meester Guido de Gauliac. Geschift in drie deelen. Het eerste deel, handelende over het byzonder hoofd-stuk, d'ontleeding  en de geswellen. Het tweede en derde deel, handelende  over de wonden, sweeren, been-breuken, uyt-leedingen over de seste handeling, en over de tegen-giften. Beschreven  in 't Fransch, ... en nu vertaalt door Aarnout Van Wymis. Amsterdam, Jacob Benjamin, 1661-2. 3 parts (8 books) in 1 vol. Sm. 4to. Contemporary overlapping vellum with title in ink on spine, blue speckled edges. First title in red & black, part-title with woodcut ornament, woodcut initials and end-pieces. (8), 358; (4), 466 (8) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Anatomy  Dutch  Medicine  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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In the manner of Erasmus' Adagia View picture(s) 19 RHODIGINUS, Ludovicus Caelius (RICCHIERI, Lodovico). Sicuti antiquarum lectionum commentarios concinnarat olim Vindex Ceselius, ita nunc eosdem per incuriam interceptos reparavit Lodovico Caelius Rhodiginus, in corporis unam velut molem aggestis primum linguae utrisque floribus, mox advocato ad partes platone item, ac platonicis omnibus, necnon Aristotele, ac haereseos eiusdem viris aliis, sed et theologorum plerisque ac jureconsultorum, ut medicos taceam, et mathesin professos. Ex qua velut lectionis farragine explicantur linguae Latinae loca, qu adrigentis haud paucio rafere, vel aliis intacta, vel pensiculate parum excussa. Opto valeas, qui leges, livore posito [Greek text]. Venice, Aldus & Andrea Soceri [= Aldus Manutius & his son-in-law Andreas Torresano de Asula], February 1516. Folio. 18th-century vellum, boards covered with 18th-century decorative paper, gilt title on spine. With title printed in red with Aldine printer's device also in red, repeated in black on verso of last leaf. [80], 862 [6] pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Aldus Manutius  Anatomy  Art  Dance  Encyclopædic Works  Law  Music  Theology  Venice  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Ruysch's anatomical specimen: "The eight wonder of the world" View picture(s) 20 RUYSCH, Frederik. Alle de ontleed- genees- en heelkundige werken. Meerendeels in 't Nederduyts vertaalt door Ysbrand Gysbert Arlebout. Amsterdam, Janssoons van Waesberge, 1744. 3 vols. Large 4to. Contemporary marbled calf, spines ribbed and gilt with red-morocco title-labels. Engraved allegorical frontispiece, 3 titles in red & black, engraved portrait of Ruysch designed by I. Wandelaar and executed by D. Hoogstraten, 7 engraved illustrations in text, 2 woodcut illustrations in text and 133 engraved folding plates with anatomical designs and anatomical specimen. (4), 1280, (184) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Anatomy  Engravings  Medicine  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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