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SCARPA, Antonio. Saggio di osservazioni e d'esperienze sulle principali malattie degli occhi. Pavia: B. Comini, 1801.
4o (324 x 235 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece and 3 engraved plates by F. Anderloni after Scarpa's drawings. Contemporary boards, printed paper label on spine, uncut; slipcase.
FIRST EDITION. The first textbook on the diseases of the eye to be published in Italian. "The author has been called the father of Italian ophthalmology" (Garrison-Morton). Garrison-Morton 5835; Heirs of Hippocrates 1106; Norman 1899; Waller 8543.
4o (324 x 235 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece and 3 engraved plates by F. Anderloni after Scarpa's drawings. Contemporary boards, printed paper label on spine, uncut; slipcase.
FIRST EDITION. The first textbook on the diseases of the eye to be published in Italian. "The author has been called the father of Italian ophthalmology" (Garrison-Morton). Garrison-Morton 5835; Heirs of Hippocrates 1106; Norman 1899; Waller 8543.