Bichat xavier author (5 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. First Edition. [Medical Anatomy] 4 volume set. Bound in contemporary marbled boards. Lacking spine leather. Most front boards detached or starting. Contents: Volume 1: xxxii, 464; vol. 2: vi, 624; vol. 3: xxviii, 461; vol. 4: xxiv, 496. Garrison-Morton 404; Heirs of Hippocrates 1258. "First edition of Bichat's last great work, the last three volumes of which appeared posthumously. The author died of tuberculosis at the age of 31, having finished the first two volumes and much of the third. M.F.R. Buisson completed vol. 3 and wrote vol. 4. Bichat revolutionized descriptive anatomy. This final work is remarkable for its total reliance on verbal description to convey anatomical detail and contains not a single illustration." - Christies, 2004.…

Hardcover. Octavo,iii-vi, [2], 308 pp with plates. Good+; bound in contemporary leather with gilt titling on spine, a few minor surface marks to covers, cracking to front and back hinges, and chipping to spine edges and corners; binding tight; text block age-toned but clean; age-toning to pages; insect damage to front inside join; four folding plates present and intact; previous owner label to inside front pastedown "G. Emerson, M.D;" MF consignment. 1358732. Special Collections. …

Hardcover. Octavo, viii, 9-334 pp. Good; bound in contemporary tan cloth with some areas of discoloration and surface marks and wear to corners; binding tight; text block clean but somewhat rough; foxing throughout; ex-library copy with usual markings, including institutional stamps to several pages and call number written in pencil; ex-library copy with usual markings, including a bookplate to front pastedown, institutional stamps to several pages and call number written in pencil. MF consignment. 1354952. Special Collections - Downstairs.…

Hardcover. Octavo, [2], v-viii, 9-326 pp. Poor; bound in contemporary leather with surface scratches to covers and wear to spine edges and corners; front board fully separated, binding else tight; text block age-toned; age-toning and extensive foxing to pages throughout; ex-library copy with usual markings, including a bookplate to front pastedown, institutional stamps to several pages and call number written in pencil; MF consignment. 1358768. Special Collections.…

Hardcover. First Thus. Octavos, Two Volumes. In Good condition. Bound in full contemporary leather. Boards have several surface marks and some bookworm damage to covers, wear and rubbing to spine edges and corners, slight crack to leather along spine of Vol. I. Text blocks show age toning to edges, and some foxing to pages throughout. Eight plates, including two folding plates, present and intact in Vol. I. Four folding plates present and intact in Vol. II. Ex-library with usual markings, including bookplates to front pastedown, institutional stamps to several pages, and call number written in pencil. MF Consignment. CONTENTS: Vol. I. (xiii, 512 pages) -- Vol. II. (vi, 308 pages). 1357326. Special Collections. …