DISDIER, François-Michel. Histoire complète des os, ou descr - Lot 199

DISDIER, François-Michel. Histoire complète des os, ou description complète de l'ostéologie où l'on trouvera non seulement toutes les parties des os clairement et très exactement décrits, mais encore l'usage de chacunes d'elles en particulier soigneusement indiqué. Paris, 1745. In twelve / In-12 (17cm) format. Brown calf in imitation wood cardboard slipcase. Spine decorated with gilt flowers. Red edges. Contemporary binding. VIII-265-(3) pages, one fold-out frontispiece plate. Slight loss of leather at upper head and neck. Two repairs at the end of the book. Second edition of this treatise on surgery and anatomy, accompanied by its fold-out plate depicting a human skeleton, the subject of this theoretical text intended for 18th-century students. A good copy.