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Printed in 1684.
In the original binding.
This is the rare Second Edition.
The second edition is enlarged with new content appearing for the first time.
The first edition was printed in 1682, and is unobtainable.Book is complete including the half title.
15 out of 16 plates. Missing plate 9.
Heavy generalized usage wear.
Book is loose. Binding original. Front cover effectively detached, held on by the lower cord. Heavy usage wear. Printed on quality rag paper that can still be read without damaging the paper.
This was one of the most important anatomical works of this era.
This second edition has significance as it was greatly enlarged with new content, to the point where Gibson felt justified in adding his name to the title. This book is difficult to find.Anatomy humane bodies
Printed in 1684
The Anatomy Of Humane Bodies Epitomized : Wherein All The Parts Of Man's Body, With Their Actions And Uses, Are Succinctly Described
By Gibson, ThomasLondon: Thomas Fletcher. Good. 1684. 2nd Edition.… Read More

A SYSTEM OF SURGERY.
Printed in 1785-1789.By Benjamin Bell.An extremely rare set.
Complete in 6 volumes.The original owner appears to have purchased this set in 1787.
Volumes 4 and 5 are the rare First Editions. The first 3 volumes are Second Editions.The final volume was added to this set at a later date.The First and Second editions complete to date in 5 volumes + the 6th volume added to this set.Volumes 1-3 are Second Editions.
Volumes 4-5 are FIRST EDITIONS.
Volume 6 is the Third Edition.The first 5 volumes were rebound in fine leather.
Printed 1785-1787. The 6th volume was not issued until later.The 6th volume was printed at a later date and was added to this collection. The 6th volume is the third edition and is dated 1789. Each book will be individually wrapped and well protected for shipping via Priority Mail.A SYSTEM OF SURGERY by Benjamin Bell. Volumes I to VI. Volumes I & II are 2nd editions published in 1785; Vol III is also a 2nd edition but published in 1786; Vols IV and V are the First… Read More

A COURSE OF ANATOMICO-PHYSIOLOGICAL LECTURES ON THE HUMAN STRUCTURE!Complete in 3 volumes.
Printed in 1757.FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING.This set is not illustrated.
This set contains an advertisement on the verso of the title page for his previous mezzotints.
Those mezzotints in the advertisement currently retail at $5000 each, $35000 for a complete set. This set is not illustrated. By Nicholas Jenty, the famous author of: An essay on the Demonstration of the Human Structure, Half as Large as Nature, in Four Tables, from the Pictures Painted after Dissections, for that Purpose. (That book is impossible to find, was a massive undertaking to produce, and the plates sell individually at $5000. The most recent auction record for a single plate is $4750 + 15% = $5462.50, they're scarce and they don't come up for auction, which increases the value of this work by association.) This Anatomico-Physiological Lectures was printed the following year, and it includes an advertisement on the rear of the title… Read More