Lizars william plates (1 Ergebnisse)
Weitere BilderVerlag: W. H. Lizars; Daniel Lizars; S. Highley; W. Curry n.d., Edinburgh
- Hardcover
Anbieter: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, USASecond Story Books, ABAA
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Later Edition. Folio, [2], 2, 4 pages, plus 110 hand-colored plates. In Very Good minus condition. Rebound in brown leather quarter binding with marbled paper boards and new endpapers; spine with gilt titling on red morocco labels. Boards show negligible wear; spine is slightly cocked. Text block shows dark toning wit…h moderate soiling and wear along edges. Lighter toning and moderate foxing throughout, with light chipping along the edges and corners of several pages/plates. Scattered stains and faint creases present on some plates and glassine sheets. Very faint contemporary ownership inscription on title page, with faint blind stamp from a different former owner. Shelved in Room F Oversize. . This is the most well-known work of Scottish surgeon John Lizars, who served as professor of surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and senior surgeon at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. This volume is "still ranked amongst the greatest ever produced in that era" (Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh). This is the atlas volume, containing numerous hand-colored plates engraved by John Lizars' brother, William Lizars; the text volume is not included here. 1410011. Special Collections.
