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JAEGER, Eduard, Ritter von Jaxtthal (1818-1884). Ophthalmoskopischer Hand-Atlas. Vienna: Hof- und Staatsdeuckerei, 1869.
8o (253 x 180 mm). 29 chromolithgraphic plates. Modern half morocco, printed back wrapper bound in (wrapper laid down on Japanese tissue). Provenance: Arthur J. Bedell (1887-1961) (ink stamp on margin of page IX); Jerry F. Donin (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION. Jaeger's atlas greatly advanced ophthalmoscopy, and was unsurpassed for many years. The chromolithographed plates were based on his remarkable fundus paintings, which were accomplished in sittings which might run to over one hundred hours per painting. The original paintings are now housed at the University of Pennsylvania. Becker 206; Garrison-Morton 5904; Keys & Rucker 888.
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FIRST EDITION. Jaeger's atlas greatly advanced ophthalmoscopy, and was unsurpassed for many years. The chromolithographed plates were based on his remarkable fundus paintings, which were accomplished in sittings which might run to over one hundred hours per painting. The original paintings are now housed at the University of Pennsylvania. Becker 206; Garrison-Morton 5904; Keys & Rucker 888.