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1563 - Swan, J.

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€400

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Estimation

€400 - 600

Sale fees

27%

Swan, J. A Demonstration of the Nerves of the Human Body. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, 1834. iv, 98 pp. 25 engraved plates. lxxxiip. Modern half-cloth and leather binding with gilt decoration. 4°. A fine prize binding. Original black half-cloth and leather spine, richly decorated; the prize is mounted on the front. "Presented to John Larcombe, Esq., for the knowledge and ability he displayed at the anatomical examination of the Middlesex Hospital Medical School on April 27, 1838. Slightly bumped and rubbed."—Heirs no. 1482 (ed. 1830). With 25 magnificently engraved plates. In 1820, Swan was awarded a prize by the Royal College of Surgeons for his research on the nervous system, which is the subject of this work. Some foxing, but a good copy with a fine dedication. - 63.

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Auction details

Auction 146 - Day 1
Wednesday, December 9
10:00 AM
Steubenstrasse, 36
75172 Pforzheim, Germany

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