Lot Essay
FIRST EDITION of volume I, second edition of volume II.
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WECKER, LOUIS DE (1832-1909).
Traité théorique et practique des maladies des yeux. Paris: J.-B. Baillière and Son [volume I] and Adrien Delahaye [volume II], 1863-1868. 2 volumes, 8°. Half-titles. 10 lithographic and engraved plates, one folding, illustrations in the text. (Light spotting and occasional marginal dampstaining.) Contemporary roan-backed boards by Luis Manoel Alves, the spines gilt in compartments and lettered in 2 (a little worn and affected by damp). (2)
Traité théorique et practique des maladies des yeux. Paris: J.-B. Baillière and Son [volume I] and Adrien Delahaye [volume II], 1863-1868. 2 volumes, 8°. Half-titles. 10 lithographic and engraved plates, one folding, illustrations in the text. (Light spotting and occasional marginal dampstaining.) Contemporary roan-backed boards by Luis Manoel Alves, the spines gilt in compartments and lettered in 2 (a little worn and affected by damp). (2)
Provenance
Alfredo da Silva Sampaio (contemporary inkstamps on titles).
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