Pierre DIONIS. Cours d'Opérations de chirurgie, démontrées au Jardin Royal. Fourth edition. Revue, augmentée de remarques importantes, et enrichie de figures en tailles-douces qui représentent les instrumens nouveaux les plus en usage par G. de la Faye. Paris, d'Houry, 1740, 2 volumes in-8 bound in full contemporary basane, ornate ribbed spines, double title-piece, upper headpieces missing, spines rubbed. Illustrated with a double frontispiece, with a small tear but not missing, 15 plates, one of which is folding, and figures, without the portrait. Expert : Cabinet Valleriaux [email protected] Please ask for the condition reports before the sale: they are not included in the sheets.

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