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PARÉ, CINQ LIVRES DE CHIRURGIE, PARIS, 1572, LATER VELLUM
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Cinq livres de chirurgie. 1. Des bandages. 2. Des fractures. 3. Des luxations, avec une apologie touchant les harquebousades. 4. Des morsures & picqueures venimeuses. 5. Des gouttes. Paris: André Wechel, 1572, title within woodcut border, woodcut portrait of the author on verso of title-page, woodcut initials and headpieces, woodcut illustrations, woodcut printer's device on final verso, small area of damage to woodcut portrait and facing recto
- Paper
DUFOUR, Gerald. Dissertatio de febribus in genere. Monbéliard: François Rochard, 1729; SABATIER, Jean-Pierre. Tentamen medicum de variis calculorum biliarum speciebus, diversoque ab ipsis pendentium morborum genere. Montbéliard: Jean Martel, 1758, engraved armorial, H2 with repaired tear 3 works in one volume, 8vo (162 x 100mm.), nineteenth-century vellum, flat spine gilt, occasional light damp-staining
Provenance
C. Bergouhnioux, name stamped at foot of spine and ink stamp in volume; bought from Steedman, Newcastle, in 1948, by J. Dudfield Rose (1907-192), FRCS
Literature
Doe, Paré 19; not in Adams, Eimas, Durling, Norman or Wellcome. Copac records just one copy, at the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
RARE FIRST EDITION. "The Cinq Livres contains all new material. It has been called by several serious writers Paré's chef-d'oeuvre... In it appears the first description of the fracture of the head of the femur (p.94). Secondly, it is the first appearance of the whole teaching of bandages, fractures, and dislocations which has come down to us from the ancients, broadened by Paré's own experience... It is undoubtedly one of his most important works" (Doe, p.69).