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HEISTER, Lorenz (1683-1758). Institutiones chirurgicae. Amsterdam: Jansson-Waesberg, 1750.
2 volumes, 4o (247 x 196 mm). Engraved frontipiece portrait and 40 folding engraved plates. (Some marginal stains in vol. 1 affecting a few plates slightly, occasional pale dampstaining to text and plates in vol. 2.) Contemporary mottled calf gilt (spine ends and corners a bit worn). Provenance: Early ink notations on rear endpaper of first vol. "The most popular surgical text of the 18th century; it underwent numerous editions and translations" (Garrison-Morton). The first Latin edition appeared in 1739. See Garrison-Morton 5576 (the first German edition, 1718). (2)
2 volumes, 4