123 - Medicine - Bürger, Peter. *Candidatus chirurgiae*, a brief yet thorough discussion of all—and virtually every conceivable—anatomical and surgical questions concerning all manner of external and internal wounds, injuries, and ailments of the entire human body. With an engraved frontispiece. Hanover and Wolfenbüttel, 1692. 7 leaves, 578 pp., 6 leaves. 16.5 x 10.5 cm. Contemporary parchment binding (somewhat scuffed and stained).

Medicine - Bürger, Peter. *Candidatus chirurgiae*, a brief yet thorough discussion of all—and virtually every conceivable—anatomical and surgical questions concerning all manner of external and internal wounds, injuries, and ailments of the entire human body. With an engraved frontispiece. Hanover and Wolfenbüttel, 1692. 7 leaves, 578 pp., 6 leaves. 16.5 x 10.5 cm. Contemporary parchment binding (somewhat scuffed and stained). Bircher B 16245. — Bürger, a surgeon in Königsberg, discusses anatomy and wound treatment (tumors, wounds, ulcers, dislocations, fractures) here in a question-and-answer format. The surgical appendix includes, among other things, a list and description of the use of surgical instruments and aids. - Old ownership inscription on the endpaper. Slightly browned and stained. *