ANGER, Benjamin. Atlas of XII plates. Nouveaux éléments d'an - Lot 10

ANGER, Benjamin. Atlas of XII plates. Nouveaux éléments d'anatomie chirurgicale. Published in Paris by J.-B. Baillière et fils in 1869. In quarto / In-4 format. Green boards, titling in black. Approx. 48 pages (unpaginated), with 12 full-page plates drawn from life, steel-engraved and printed in color. Spine split and detached from leaves. One leaf flying, fragile stitching on the rest of the book. Frequent foxing, more present in the margins. First edition. Atlas of Benjamin Anger's "Nouveaux éléments d'anatomie chirurgicale", comprising 12 plates drawn from life, engraved on steel and printed in color after Léveillé and Beau. Each plate illustrates a part of the human body with precision (the head, neck, chest, abdomen, internal iliac fossa, perineum and pelvis) and is accompanied by a caption. A worn copy, complete with plates, in fairly good condition.