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Between surgery and the supernatural

PIGRAY, Pierre. Epitome praeceptorum medicinae chirurgiae cum ampla singulis morbis conuenientum remediorum expositione ...
Paris, by the widow of Marc Orry, 1612. 8to. With an engraved title, an engraved portrait of the author, several woodcut head- and tailpieces, and decorated woodcut initials throughout. Contemporary overlapping vellum, 11, [1], 771, [33] pp. Full description
€ 950
Astrology & Occult Education & Pedagogy Medicine & Pharmacy (17th Century)
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Exceptionally rare Dutch edition of a medical manual by a French royal surgeon

PIGRAY, Pierre and Pieter Rutgersz. VAN NIEUSTADT (translator). Kort begryp van de genees ende heel-konst.
Amsterdam, widow of Jacob Theunisz Lootsman, 1661. 4to. With a woodcut vignette on the title page, several decorated woodcut initials and woodcut tailpieces. Contemporary overlapping vellum. [12], 450, [10] pp. Full description
€ 2,500
Education & Pedagogy Medicine & Pharmacy (17th Century)
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An elaborate compilation of available literature on horsemanship, with 26 engraved plates

PINTER VON DER AU, Johann Christoph. Neuer, vollkommener, verbesserter und ergäntzter Pferd-Schatz.
Frankfurt am Main, Johann Philipp Andrea for Georg Heinrich Oehrling, 1688. 2 parts in 1 volume. Small folio (31.5 x 20.5 cm). With engraved frontispiece and 25 engraved folding plates (with figures numbered 1-40). 19th-century half calf. [2], 456, [8] pp. Full description
€ 6,500
Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Medicine Horses & Horsemanship
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Detailed studies of plague outbreaks in the Middle East

[PLAGUE]. Papers relating to the modern history and recent progress of Levantine plague; prepared from time to time by direction of the president to the local government board, with other papers. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of Her Majesty, 1879. C.-2262.
London, George Edward Eyre & William Spottiswoode, 1879. Folio. With two folding lithographed maps, one centered on the Middle East and the other detailing the seats of the plague in Mesopotamia and south-west Persia.Original publishers blue printed paper wrappers. [2], 76 pp. Full description
€ 4,500
Iran / Persia Medicine & Pharmacy (19th Century)
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Practical medical handbook that greatly influenced Japanese pharmacology

PLENCK, Joseph Jakob and A. SCHRAGE (transl.) Heelkundige artzeny-winkel of chirurgyns-apotheek. Vervattende alle beproefde en hedendaagsch gebruikelyke bereide en samengestelde heelmiddelen, ter geneezing van uitwendige ziekten.
Antwerp, C.H. de Vos, 1798. 8vo. Contemporary calf, heavily restored. [1], [1 blank], [5], [1 blank], 212 pp. Full description
€ 500
Japan & Far East Medicine & Pharmacy (18th Century) Pharmacy / Pharmacopaea
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Moral philosophy and counsel to kings: Erasmus’ translations of Plutarch

PLUTARCH and Desiderius ERASMUS (translator and editor). Ex Plutarcho versa per Des. Erasmum Roterodamum. Recognita per eundem, ex collatio[n]e Graecoru[m] voluminu[m] ut seque[n]s ha bet pagella ...
Basel, Johann Froben, (colophon:) September 1520. 4to. With the title set within an elaborate woodcut frame, a smaller woodcut frame on the verso of the title page and the first page of the first text. Further with 9 woodcut decorated initials, woodcut headpieces, and a small woodcut illustration incorporating Frobens device on the last page. Modern gold-tooled half calf. 167, [1] pp. Full description
€ 1,500
Church History & Missions Early Printing - 16th century Erasmus Greek & Roman Classics Humanism & Reformation Medicine & Pharmacy (16th Century) Philosophy & Humanism Religion (16th Century)
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First Dutch edition of an obstetrical guide how to help women with problems during childbirth

PORTAL, Paulus. De practyk der vroed'meesters, en vroed'vrouwen, of de wyse van een vrouw' te helpen in haar kinderbaren. Uyt de Franse in de Nederduytse tale overgeset.
Amsterdam, Timotheus ten Hoorn. 1690. 8vo. With an engraved portrait of the author facing the title page and 8 full-page engraved plates of embryos and a placenta. Contemporary vellum, purple library stamp on the front board. [1 blank], [23], 342, [7], [1 blank] pp. Full description
€ 1,500
History / 17th Century Medicine & Pharmacy (17th Century) Women History
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