Paris, D'Houry, 1740.
8vo (194x124 mm), frontispiece, portrait, xxxii-923-(1) pages and 16 plates. binding : Contemporary full sheep, spine with six compartments. Headcap worn, corners bumped. Minor waterstains.
references: Garrison-Morton [5575 (ed. 1707) : "Dionis taught operative surgery at the Jardin-du-Roi, Paris, a famous training ground for surgeons."], Heirs [650 (ed. 1707 : "this work ...became extremely popular and was widely used as a textbook. It was published in many editions and was translated into several foreign languages. The text reveals that Dionis was a surgeon with compassion for his patients and that he relied heavily on a thorough knowledge of anatomy. The volume contains many illustrations that depict the surgical instruments and other paraphernalia required for a wide variety of surgical procedures."].
Price : 300 €