The Embryological Treatises of Hieronymus Fabricius of Aquapendente (2 volumes)
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1967. Facsimile edition, reprint. Hardcover. Quarto [28 cm] Maroon cloth over boards with gilt lettering and two double gilt ruled borders on the backstrips. In a maroon cloth covered slipcase. With the original glassine wrappers, in very good plus condition, with very minor edge wear. The books are in near fine condition. There are several smudge marks on the verso of the second flyleaf of volume 1. The slipcase is in very good condition, with bumping at the head of the spine. Item #40529
Cornell Publications in the History of Science. The Italian surgeon and Renaissance anatomist, Hieronymus Fabricius of Aquapendente, helped found modern embryology.
Price: $125.00