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BLANDIN, Philippe Frédéric. Autoplastie ou restauration des parties du corps qui ont é détruites..., Paris: Germer Baillière, 1836. 8°, half title (some light spotting), original wrappers (spine broken), dust-jacket (chipped), partly uncut. First commercial edition of "the first treatise on plastic surgery in general, criticised by Zeis... for its bias against the achievements of German surgeons" (GM 5743.1).
With a presentation copy of Philippe Rigaud's De l'anaplastie des lèvres, des joues et des paupières (Paris, 1841, lacking the plates and rear cover, inscribed to Docteur Blache). (2)
With a presentation copy of Philippe Rigaud's De l'anaplastie des lèvres, des joues et des paupières (Paris, 1841, lacking the plates and rear cover, inscribed to Docteur Blache). (2)