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FABRICI, Girolamo (FABRICIUS AB AQUAPENDENTE, Hieronymus).

Opera chirurgica in duas partes divisa. Quarum prior pars operationes chirurgicas, in totum corpus humanum a vertice capitis ad imos pedes ... Opus multa diligentia, et longa experentia perfectum, nec antehac unquam in lucem editum, aut ab ullo tali methodo tractatum. Altera pars libros quinque chirurgiae, prius, in Germania impressos, & sub nomine Pentateuchi chirurgici diuulgatos; nunc vero ab ipsomet auctore in multis locis emendatos, & duabus ad librum 1. & 2. .

Venice: Roberto Meletti, 1619.

1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Item #002665

Two parts in one volume. Folio (312 x 217 mm). [20], 187 [1]; [20], 178, 26 pp. Signatures: +⁴ ++⁴ +++² A-Y⁴ Z⁶; a⁴ b⁶ Aa-Bb⁴ c-z⁴ aa⁴ bb⁶. Woodcut initials and headpieces. 18th century restored half calf over marbled boards, gilt-lettered morocco label to flat spine, spine with some gilt decoration. Internally litlle browned (few pages stronger), occasional spotting and marginal dampstaining, a few tears with old repairs not affecting text, leaves d, d2, y1 with holes costing few words or letters, leaf o3 with a repaired tear at lower corner costing some letters of text. Otherwise a good copy of this rare work. ----

NLM/Krivatsy 3805; DSB IV, p.511; not in Wellcome. FIRST EDITION. "Contains a description of surgical instruments and classic surgical techniques, including a discussion of particular technical expedients devised by Fabri himself" (DSB). It also comprises the general surgery ('Pentateuchos cheirurgicum'), already published in 1592 by a student of Fabrici, but adds as a novelty the section 'de chirurgicis operationibus' which was also printed separately. Visit our website for additional images and information.

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