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HALLER, Albrecht von. Elementa physiologiae corporis humani. Lausanne: Bousquet (Vol. I), D'Arnay (Vol. II-III), Grasset (Vols. IV-V), Berne: Typographical Society (Vols. VI-VIII), 1757-1766.
8 volumes, 4o (245 x 190 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece and 6 engraved plates (occasional light browning, vol. 2 with errata leaf at beginning, tiny hole in Gg4, vol. 4 with tiny hole to I2, vol. 5 with some dampstaining). Contemporary calf (light wear to some spines and edges, rubbing to covers). Provenance: E.G. Bosil (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION. "Haller synthesized the whole physiological knowledge of his time. In the above, probably his greatest work, Haller included some anatomical descriptions which were most valuable" (Garrison-Morton). Brunet III:23; Garrison-Morton 588; Heirs of Hippocrates 886; Norman 975; Osler 1148; Waller 4007; Wellcome III, p.199. (8)
8 volumes, 4o (245 x 190 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece and 6 engraved plates (occasional light browning, vol. 2 with errata leaf at beginning, tiny hole in Gg4, vol. 4 with tiny hole to I2, vol. 5 with some dampstaining). Contemporary calf (light wear to some spines and edges, rubbing to covers). Provenance: E.G. Bosil (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION. "Haller synthesized the whole physiological knowledge of his time. In the above, probably his greatest work, Haller included some anatomical descriptions which were most valuable" (Garrison-Morton). Brunet III:23; Garrison-Morton 588; Heirs of Hippocrates 886; Norman 975; Osler 1148; Waller 4007; Wellcome III, p.199. (8)