HIPPOCRATE, Andreas MASSIMINI
In Hippocratis Coi medicorum omnium longe principis librum de fracturis commentaria Andræ Maximini Romani in nosocomio B. M. Consolationis chirurgi primarii designati.[Commentary on Hippocrates of Cos, by far the Prince of All Physicians, his Book On Fractures, by Andrea Massimi of Rome, Designated Chief Surgeon at the Hospital of the Blessed Mary of Consolation]
Apud Benedictum Francesium|Romae [Rome] 1776|20.5 x 27.8 cm|Relié
Illustrated first edition, lacking the frontispiece portrait of Hippocrates, but complete with its five plates, fine decorative initials and large tailpieces.
Contemporary full tree calf, smooth spine richly gilt with, among other decorations, a palmette roll, tan morocco lettering piece, gilt roll on board edges. Ink ownership inscription on the front pastedown: "J. E. Petrequin \ lyon, nov. 1856," in the hand of Joseph Pierre Eléonor Pétrequin, chief surgeon at the Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon, who received the distinction of Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur in 1855.
Scattered foxing, marginal tear to p. xi. A fine copy.
€200