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Hippocrates. Magni Hippocratis Medicorum Omnium Facile Principis, Opera Omnia Quae Extant...Bound With Anuce Foes.... (Total: 2 Items)
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Description
An Early Edition in Greek and Latin
Hippocrates. Magni Hippocratis Medicorum Omnium Facile Principis, Opera Omnia Quae Extant...Bound With Anuce Foes. Oeconomia. Genevae [Geneva]: Samuel Chouet, 1657 and 1662.Early edition in Greek and Latin. Two elephant folio volumes. [xlvi], [1]-934; 935-1344, [54], title page, 418 [Oeconomia] pages. With wood engraving of Hippocrates uses as frontispiece in volume one and with additional woodcut capitals and decoration within text.
Vellum bindings with rules and decoration in blind. Titles in ink by hand on the spines of each volume. Seven compartments between six raised bands on the spine. Boards dirty with wear at the corners otherwise remarkably sound. Sprinkled edges. Pastedowns need re-gluing to the boards. Light toning to contents. Some scattered very light foxing throughout. Otherwise in remarkably handsome condition. Very good.
Auction Info
2008 October Grand Format Rare Books Auction #684 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
October, 2008
16th-18th
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