BOERHAAVE, Herman De cognoscendis et curandis morbis aphorismi [...]. Leipzig, Frankfurt J.C. Fischer 1758 8vo: [32]-560 [= 564]-[44] pp. (light dampst. in corner of first ff., red stain on f. Pp8, marg. ann. in old hand). Contemp. sheep, gilt-orn. and titled spine with raised bands, red edges (joints split, corners sl. bumped). Popular medical aphorisms (1st 1709) of the famous Leiden professor Boerhaave (1668-1738). It deals i.a. with pathology and therapy. With an introduction by Carl Friedrich Kaltschmied (1706-1769), professor in anatomy and botany at the University of Jena. Title in red and black. Ref. VD18 12091650. - Cp. Wellcome II:189, Blake 52, Garrison & Morton 2199. Prov. Benedictine monastery in Merkelbeek (libr. stamp on title). - Old. prov. marks illegible or scratched out on title.

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