Lot 331
Eighteenth century medicine -- Le Clerc, Daniel
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 4 May 2011 at 12:00 BST
Description
A natural and medicinal history of worms. London, 1721. First edition, 8vo, 2 (of 3) folding plates, wormhole through lower margin, upper board detached, Quincy, John Medicina statica. 1728. 8vo, engraved title & 1 folding plan, upper cover detached, slight wear to frontispiece; Keill, James The anatomy of the human body abridged. London, 1771. 12mo, upper cover detached; Idem Essays on several parts of the animal oeconomy. London, 1738. Fourth edition, 8vo, some soiling, upper board detached; Sydenham, Thomas The entire works. London, 1749. Second edition, 8vo, neatly rebacked, corners repaired, title soiled & small hole without loss; Smith, S.S. An essay on the causes of the variety of complexion and figure in the human species. Edinburgh reprinted, 1788. 8vo, contemporary calf, worn; Jenty, C.N. A course of anatomico-physiological lectures on the human structure and animal oeconomy. London, 1757-58. volumes 2-3 only, 8vo, calf, 2 boards detached, one lacking; Pitcairn, A. The philosophical and mathematical elements of physick. London, 1718. 8vo, browning and spotting, upper cover detached; Idem The works. London, 1715. 8vo, dampstaining and discolouration, worn; Martine, George Essays and observations on the construction and graduation of thermometers. Edinburgh, 1787. 12mo, folding table, split without loss, contemporary sheep, worn, upper board loose; Gooch, Benjamin Medical and chirurgical observations. London, [c.1773]. 8vo, engraved title, 4 folding engraved plates, upper board detached, textblock split, somewhat spotted and stained, all contemporary calf, most worn (12)