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HALLER, Albrecht von (1708-1777). Iconum anatomicarum quibus praecipuae partes corporis humani delineatae continentur. Gttingen: Abram Vandenhoeck (fascicules I-IV), Widow of Abram Vandenhoeck (fascicules V-VIII), 1743-1756.
8 parts in one volume, 2o (469 x 289 mm). 47 engraved plates, some folding (light browning to text, a few plates torn.) Contemporary calf (corners repaired, rebacked, with old spine label laid down).
FIRST EDITION. "The book was published in eight fascicules beginning in 1743 and ending in 1756. Although nearly ten different engravers prepared plates for the book, the plates are all of high quality and are clear, artistic, and exact renditions of their subject. The plates depict nearly all the arteries of the human body as well as the various organs. There are special plates of the heart, omentum, base of the skull, diaphragm, uterus, and spinal cord" (Heirs of Hippocrates). Choulant-Frank, pp. 289-90 ("this work will always remain the main source of information for accurate anatomic studies, especially of the arteries and the viscera"); Garrison-Morton 397; Osler 1153; Waller 4011; Wellcome III, p.198; Norman 974.
8 parts in one volume, 2
FIRST EDITION. "The book was published in eight fascicules beginning in 1743 and ending in 1756. Although nearly ten different engravers prepared plates for the book, the plates are all of high quality and are clear, artistic, and exact renditions of their subject. The plates depict nearly all the arteries of the human body as well as the various organs. There are special plates of the heart, omentum, base of the skull, diaphragm, uterus, and spinal cord" (Heirs of Hippocrates). Choulant-Frank, pp. 289-90 ("this work will always remain the main source of information for accurate anatomic studies, especially of the arteries and the viscera"); Garrison-Morton 397; Osler 1153; Waller 4011; Wellcome III, p.198; Norman 974.