"Observations anatomiques [&] Traité de chirurgie". [France? 18th c.] 4to, 26 x 19 cm: 572...

"Observations anatomiques [&] Traité de chirurgie". [France? 18th c.] 4to, 26 x 19 cm: 572 pp., French, black/brown ink, each part in a different hand (missing pp. 1-2 and all after p. 572, 1st and last ff. and inner margin dampstained, with some mouldy spots). Contemp. leather (worn, front joint split, front cover warping, head dam.). Good condition. Part I is an anatomical treatise (pp. 3-188, Index pp. 189-192), mainly dealing with human anatomy (pp. 1-176, pp. 1-2 on the circulation of the blood missing), but also with fishes (pp. 177-179), the digestive system of animals (pp. 180-183) and birds (pp. 184-188). Part II is the surgical treatise (pp. 193-572).