Three Volume Regarding Swedish Scientist Olof RUDBECK: Two Facsimiles from 1657 and 1653, with an extra Translation by Aage E. NIELSEN of the 1653 Work.
1) RUDBECK, Olof (1630-1702) 'Olai Rubbeckii sveci ad Thoman Bartholinum danum epiatola. Qui sibi primam inventionem vasorum serosorum hepatus, invictis rationibus, contra Bogdani eujusdam impudentissimas calumnias, sub apologiæ nomine pro Bartholino editas asserit' (Epistles of Olai Rubbeckius of Sweden to Thomas Bartholin of Denmark. Who asserts that he was the first to discover the serous vessels of the liver, with invincible arguments, against the most impudent calumnies of Bogdan, published under the name of an apology for Bartholin). Pub.UBSALIAE: Impensis Johanni Pauli Acedemae Typographi Anno, 1657. Facsimile edition 1930. Facsimile edition limited to 200 copies printed in 1930 by Generalstabens Litografiska Anstalt with 3 page Swedish introduction by O.T. Hult. Collation: 12°; A-C12 ($1-6 signed - A1) 36 leaves; pp. [2], 3-72. Collation Brief: Title, pp.3-72.
Rudbeck's letter to Bartholin is concerned with the question of priority of discovery of lymphatics. White vellum with title in red print, some shelf wear to cover, some foxing and tanning, name to end papers. Reference: Bibliothoea Walleriana 8285. Signature of Dr. Med. V. Meisen. Presentation from Erik Waller, 1875-1955, Stockholm with inscription dated 6.11.1949. Bookplate: Ex Libris Anatomica K.F. Russell. (120x70mm)
2) RUDBECK, Olof (1630-1702) 'Nova excercitatio anatomica exhibens ductus hepaticos aquosos and vasa glandularum serosa, nunc primum inventa, æneisque figuris delineata' (a new anatomical exercise showing the aqueous hepatic ducts and the serous vessels of the glands, now discovered for the first time, and outlined in engraved plates). Pub. AROSIAE: Excudebat Eucharius Lauringerus, Consistorij Typogr. Anno MDCLIII. [1653] 1930 Facsimile. Facsimile limited to 100 copies printed in Upsala by Almquist & Wiksells, 1930 for the 300th anniversary of Rudbeck's birth. Collation: 4° A-F4 ($1-3 signed) 20 leaves. No page numbers. Collation Brief: Title, [25] leaves :: 2 engr plates. 2 engr plates facing A3r and A4r.
This work is one of the corner stones in the discovery of the lymphatic system. Fax Reprint with slip cover, predominantly pink marbled board cover with title labelled, note to front end page, some paste marks to endpapers, minor foxing to spine, else intact. References: Bibliothoea Walleriana 9593 and Garrison & Morton 1098. Presented to KFR by Erik Waller with inscription 11.2.1950. Bookplate: Ex Libris Anatomica K.F. Russell (225x164mm)
3) NIELSEN Aage E. (MD) and RUDBECK, Olof (1630-1702) 'A translation of Olof Rudbeck's Nova Exceratatio Anatomica announcing the discovery of the lymphatics (1653)'. Pub. Reprint of Bulletin of the History of Medicine 1942; 11(2) : 304-339. Translation into English of Rudbeck's classical work, with a biographical note by Göran Lililjestrand. Rudbeck was a pioneer in the study of the lymphatic system. He was Professor of Medicine at Uppsala University. Blue cardboard cover with typed title and details, soiled, minor foxing and tanning. Reference: Garrison and Morton 1098. Bookplate: Ex Libris Anatomica K.F. Russell (230x170mm)


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Collection Late Kenneth F. Russell (1911-1987), Professor of Anatomy and Medical History, University of Melbourne.

Estimate $100-150