Peter Bichsel   Fine Books

Le Dran, Henri-François. Consultations sur la pluspart des maladies qui sont du ressort de la chirurgie.

XVI, 431 pp., 2 leaves. Large 8vo. Contemp. marbled calf, spine gilt with red label. – Paris, Didot le jeune, 1765.

First edition. Henri-François Le Dran was chief surgeon at the Charité in Paris and the King’s surgeon. From the former library of Joseph-Claude-Anthelme Recamier with his bookplate on paste-down. – Waller 5568; Wellcome III, 473. – Outer hinges partly starting (still firm). Paper slightly browned. A good copy in all. – Best.-Nr. 24515