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PRATIS, Jason (1486-1558). De cerebri morbis. Basel: Heinrich Petri, 1549.
8o (152 x 99 mm). Woodcut printer's device at end. (Stamp removed on title-page). Later wrappers. Provenance: Library stamp removed on title-page; faint 19th-century signature on upper wrapper.
RARE FIRST EDITION of "the first book devoted entirely to brain disorders, including tremor, tetanus, vertigo, epilepsy and hemicrania" (Garrison-Morton). Adams P-2066; BM/STC German p. 715; Garrison-Morton 4511.02; NLM/Durling 3752; Norman 1740.
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RARE FIRST EDITION of "the first book devoted entirely to brain disorders, including tremor, tetanus, vertigo, epilepsy and hemicrania" (Garrison-Morton). Adams P-2066; BM/STC German p. 715; Garrison-Morton 4511.02; NLM/Durling 3752; Norman 1740.