Lot 333

Glisson, Francis




Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 7 September 2011 at 12:00 BST
£750
Description
Anatomia hepatis... et ad calcem operis subjiciuntur nonnulla de lymphae-ductibus nuper repertis. London: William Dugard for Octavian Pulleyn, 1654. First edition, 8vo, woodcut initials and headpieces, engraved and woodcut illustrations, 2 folding plates, contemporary calf, dampstaining, rebacked and recornered, library stamps
Footnote
Note: ESTC R8478, Norman 911, Wellcome II, p.126.
"Glisson's anatomy of the liver was the first book printed in England to present a detailed account of a single organ based upon on original research, and the most important book to date on the physiology of the digestive system" (Norman 911).



