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HEISTER, Lorenz (1683-1758). Institutiones chirurgicae. Venice: Franciscum Pitteri, 1750.
2 volumes, 4o (233 x 170 mm). Engraved frontipiece portrait and 40 folding engraved plates. (Some occasional pale spotting.) Contemporary vellum (covers somewhat bowed). Provenance: early indistinct inscription on front free endpaper); Leo S. Olschki (bookplate); A. Bernardes de Oliveira (bookplate).
"The most popular surgical text of the 18th century; it underwent numerous editions and translations" (Garrison-Morton). The plates are very fine representations of instruments and operative techniques. The first Latin edition appeared in 1739. See Garrison-Morton 5576 (the first German edition, 1718). (2)
2 volumes, 4o (233 x 170 mm). Engraved frontipiece portrait and 40 folding engraved plates. (Some occasional pale spotting.) Contemporary vellum (covers somewhat bowed). Provenance: early indistinct inscription on front free endpaper); Leo S. Olschki (bookplate); A. Bernardes de Oliveira (bookplate).
"The most popular surgical text of the 18th century; it underwent numerous editions and translations" (Garrison-Morton). The plates are very fine representations of instruments and operative techniques. The first Latin edition appeared in 1739. See Garrison-Morton 5576 (the first German edition, 1718). (2)