first edition Hardcover
1847 · New York
by VELPEAU, ALF. A.L.M., M.D.
New York: Samuel S. and William Wood, 1847. Rebound by master bindery (Green Dragon). Marbled boards. Red leather spine labels. This is the ATLAS VOLUME to the three-volume set. Title-page shows peripheral foxing, previous owner's name top of page dated 1848. Twenty-two plates with accompanying explanatory text. Plate 2 is double-page. Plates are very clean and sharp. Please see photos. Garrison and Morton 5592. Alfred-Armand-Louis-Marie Velpeau (1795-1867) was a prominent French anatomist and surgeon. He believed that pain-free surgery was a fantasy--that surgery and pain were inseparable. . First American, from the Last Paris Edit. 1/2 Brown Leather. Modern Rebind/No Dust Jacket. Quarto.
(Inventory #: 015833)
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