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LIZARS, John (1787?-1860), A System of Anatomical Plates of the Human Body. Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars and others, [1822-26].
2o (431 x 264 mm). Engraved title and 101 engraved colored plates (library blind stamp on engraved title and 2 plates, one plate with internal tear, some browning and staining). 19th-century half morocco and boards (rubbing to spine and edges). Provenance: H.W. Brock (name on pastedown); West Virginia University (blindstamp).
FIRST EDITION of this highly interesting anatomical atlas, with most plates (not just the illustrations of the brain) in color. The work was originally issued in 12 parts from 1822 to 1826. "Lizars performed the first (unsuccessful) ovariotomy in Britain. His book made generally known the practical possibility of this operation" (Garrison-Morton). The plates were engraved by the author's brother W.H. Lizars, one of the leading engraver's of Edinburgh, and well known for engraving the earliest plates of Audubon's The Birds of America. "Although it contains no new discoveries, this superb atlas is certainly one of the most elegant works of the nineteenth century." (Heirs). Laid in are two tickets for students attending the Practical Anatomy course signed by Alexander Jardine Lizars, the brother of John Lizars, who had also been a lecturer on anatomy at Edinburgh. Garrison-Morton 6026); Heirs of Hippocrates 1436; Waller 5950; Wellcome III,531.
2o (431 x 264 mm). Engraved title and 101 engraved colored plates (library blind stamp on engraved title and 2 plates, one plate with internal tear, some browning and staining). 19th-century half morocco and boards (rubbing to spine and edges). Provenance: H.W. Brock (name on pastedown); West Virginia University (blindstamp).
FIRST EDITION of this highly interesting anatomical atlas, with most plates (not just the illustrations of the brain) in color. The work was originally issued in 12 parts from 1822 to 1826. "Lizars performed the first (unsuccessful) ovariotomy in Britain. His book made generally known the practical possibility of this operation" (Garrison-Morton). The plates were engraved by the author's brother W.H. Lizars, one of the leading engraver's of Edinburgh, and well known for engraving the earliest plates of Audubon's The Birds of America. "Although it contains no new discoveries, this superb atlas is certainly one of the most elegant works of the nineteenth century." (Heirs). Laid in are two tickets for students attending the Practical Anatomy course signed by Alexander Jardine Lizars, the brother of John Lizars, who had also been a lecturer on anatomy at Edinburgh. Garrison-Morton 6026); Heirs of Hippocrates 1436; Waller 5950; Wellcome III,531.