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HARVEY, William (1578-1657). De motu cordis & sanguinis in animalibus, anatomica exercitatio. Cum refutationibus Aemylii Parisani et Jacobi Primirosii. Leyden: Joannes Maire, 1639.
2 parts in one volume, 4o (186 x 134 mm). 2 engraved plates, the 2 unsigned leaves "Ad lectorem" bound at the beginning of part 2 (slight staining). Contemporary vellum (stain to lower cover); cloth folding case. Provenance: S. Cunbert (ownership inscription "Bibliotheca medica 1722" on title); J.W.F. Stoll, Cologne 1796 (engraved bookplate); D. Lemberg, 1838 (owners name on title); Warren G. Smirl (his sale, Sotheby's London, 11 November 1994, lot 166).
Third edition, and SECOND COMPLETE EDITION of one of the most important books in the history of medicine, presenting Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood. The extremely rare first edition was printed in Frankfurt, 1628. "Many authorities consider De motu cordis to be the most important book in the history of medicine. What Vesalius was to anatomy, Harvey was to physiology; the whole scientific outlook on the human body was transformed, and behind almost every important medical advance in modern times lies the work of Harvey. Heirs of Hippocrates 417; Keynes 3; NLM/Krivatsy 5329; Wellcome I, 3070.
2 parts in one volume, 4o (186 x 134 mm). 2 engraved plates, the 2 unsigned leaves "Ad lectorem" bound at the beginning of part 2 (slight staining). Contemporary vellum (stain to lower cover); cloth folding case. Provenance: S. Cunbert (ownership inscription "Bibliotheca medica 1722" on title); J.W.F. Stoll, Cologne 1796 (engraved bookplate); D. Lemberg, 1838 (owners name on title); Warren G. Smirl (his sale, Sotheby's London, 11 November 1994, lot 166).
Third edition, and SECOND COMPLETE EDITION of one of the most important books in the history of medicine, presenting Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood. The extremely rare first edition was printed in Frankfurt, 1628. "Many authorities consider De motu cordis to be the most important book in the history of medicine. What Vesalius was to anatomy, Harvey was to physiology; the whole scientific outlook on the human body was transformed, and behind almost every important medical advance in modern times lies the work of Harvey. Heirs of Hippocrates 417; Keynes 3; NLM/Krivatsy 5329; Wellcome I, 3070.