QUESNAY, Francois. Recherches Critiques et Historiques sur l'Origine, sur les Divers Etats et su les Progrés de la Chirurgie en France.
Pub. A PARIS: Chez Charles Osmont, Imprimeur de l'Académie Royale de Chirurgie, rue S. Jacques, à l'Olivier. MDCCXLIV [1744].
An excellent historical and biographical account of the history of surgery in France. The biographies are short but good and cover period 1315-1719. Quesnay's name does not appear on the title. He was professor of surgery at Paris and secretary of the Académie Royale de Chirgurgie, Paris.
Full collation, 4° p4(-1) a-c4 A-3B4 *3C-3*3C4 3C4(-3C1) 3D-4K4 4L2 ($1-2 signed; * before B1, B3, F4, G1, G3, H1, L2, T2, V2, V3, Y1, Y3, Z3, 2C2, 2H3, 2I3, 2Y2, 2Z3, 3A2, 3L4, 3Y3; 3X3 signed *3V3) 344 leaves; pp. [7] ii-xxiv [1] 2-384 [6] 391- 408 387-635 [1] (pp. 386-408 are repeated in pagination; pp. 392 (on 3C4v), 634, 635, as 382, 534, 535).
Portraits facing pages p1r Lanfrane; E3r Jean Pitard; Z1r Guillaume Vavasseur; 2H2v Ambroise Paré. Vignettes on pages A1r, *L2r, *V3r, 2G1r, 2Q3r.
Later bound in red buckram, aged with heavily bumped corners. Half title missing. Text mostly clean and straight with a smattering of marks, soiling and foxing.
Duplicate from Library of Royal of Surgeons with stamp and cancellation.
Bookplate: Ex Libris Anatomica K.F. Russell. (253x196mm)



Estimate $800-1,500