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[Binding]. Seybert, Adam. An Inaugural Dissertation. 1793
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SEYBERT, ADAM. AN INAUGURAL DISSERTATION: BEING AN ATTEMPT TO DISPROVE THE DOCTRINE OF THE PUTREFACTION OF THE BLOOD OF LIVING ANIMALS. PHILADELPHIA: PRINTED BY T. DOBSON, 1793
8vo (8 x 4 3/4 in.; 203 x 121 mm). Light offsetting and browning. Contemporary tree calf, spine gilt in six compartments divided by red morocco onlays, covers with gilt vine borders, marbled endpapers; some wear to spine and extremities.
An attractive early American presentation binding, inscribed on the verso of the front free endpaper by Seybert, "The Revd. Fredk. Smith with the respectful Complts. of the Author." Smith was a professor of mathematics and atronomy at Penn and a leading Lutheran minister of Pennsylvania,
Adam Seybert was an early American scientist and pioneer in the fields of chemistry and minerology, in addition to serving as a congressman from Pennsylvania. Seybert's thesis, backed by eperiments on dogs, attacked the theory that certain diseases cause breakdown of blood in living animals. It was reprinted in 1805 in a collection of outstanding theses of American medical institutions, and again in 1816 in German.
LITERATURE:
Austin 1734; Evans 26153
PROVENANCE:
Johann Frederick Smith (presentation inscription quoted above)
Condition Report:
Condition as described in catalogue entry.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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SEYBERT, ADAM. AN INAUGURAL DISSERTATION: BEING AN ATTEMPT TO DISPROVE THE DOCTRINE OF THE PUTREFACTION OF THE BLOOD OF LIVING ANIMALS. PHILADELPHIA: PRINTED BY T. DOBSON, 1793
8vo (8 x 4 3/4 in.; 203 x 121 mm). Light offsetting and browning. Contemporary tree calf, spine gilt in six compartments divided by red morocco onlays, covers with gilt vine borders, marbled endpapers; some wear to spine and extremities.
An attractive early American presentation binding, inscribed on the verso of the front free endpaper by Seybert, "The Revd. Fredk. Smith with the respectful Complts. of the Author." Smith was a professor of mathematics and atronomy at Penn and a leading Lutheran minister of Pennsylvania,
Adam Seybert was an early American scientist and pioneer in the fields of chemistry and minerology, in addition to serving as a congressman from Pennsylvania. Seybert's thesis, backed by eperiments on dogs, attacked the theory that certain diseases cause breakdown of blood in living animals. It was reprinted in 1805 in a collection of outstanding theses of American medical institutions, and again in 1816 in German.
LITERATURE:
Austin 1734; Evans 26153
PROVENANCE:
Johann Frederick Smith (presentation inscription quoted above)
Condition Report:
Condition as described in catalogue entry.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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