Lot 280
Dentistry - Ruspini, Bartholomeo
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 4 September 2013 at 12:00 BST
£550
Description
A treatise on the teeth... London: for the author, 1779. Small 8vo, presentation copy inscribed in ink from the author on front blank, contemporary tree calf gilt, gilt compartments and red label to spine, ownership inscription to first blank, hinges cracked [Menzies Campbell 32, ESTC T118490]
Footnote
Note: First published in 1768, all printings of Ruspini's Treatise on the Teeth are very rare. Ruspini introduced the dental mirror for the mouth, and he promoted dental care in schools, orphanages and the community. Not in Crowley, Poletti or Weinberger.