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Scarpa (Antonio) & Briggs (James)

Practical Observations of the Principal Diseases of the Eyes: translated from the Italian of Antonio Scarpa, with notes by James Briggs.

London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1806.,

181.26 €

Forest Books William Laywood

(Grantham, United Kingdom)

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Author
Scarpa (Antonio) & Briggs (James)
Publishers
London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1806.
Keyword
ORNITHOLOGY MEDICINE OPTICS EYE

Description

First English edition, 8vo (215 x 130 mm), xx, [4], 536, [16]pp., 3 folding lithographed plates with explanatory text (browned and stained), nineteenth-century purple cloth, joints just starting. The first English edition of a authoritative work by one of the greatest anatomists and surgeons of the time. ìThe first systematic ophthalmologic textbook in Italian, noted for the clarity and beauty of its writing and its illustrations, this work bases its practical discussions on the known facts of anatomy, physiology, and optics.îóA N & H. Formerly in the library of the Birmingham Medical Institute. Wellcome V, p. 36; Albert, Norton & Hurtes, 2023.
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