CRUIKSHANK, Anatomie des vaisseaux absorbans, 1787

CRUIKSHANK, William || PETIT-RADEL, Louis Charles François.

Anatomie des vaisseaux absorbans du corps humain.

Paris, Froullé, 1787.

8vo (194x129 mm), xxii-[23-406]-(2) pages and 3 folding plates. binding : XIXth century quarter chagreen, spine in five compartments. Binding rubbed, a corner broken. Foxings. Tear on first plate.

First french edition.
This treatise on the absorbing vessels established the modern understanding of lymphatics.

references: Garrison Morton [1103, ed. 1786 : "With Hunter and Hewson, Cruikshank laid the foundation of modern knowledge concerning the lymphatics."], Heirs of Hippocrates [1060 : "The importance of Cruikshank's work on the lymphatic system (see No. 1059) was quickly recognized and translations into French and German were soon made. This French translation was by Louis Charles François Petit-Radel (1756-1836). "].

provenance: Collector's stamp on title page.

Price : 170 €

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