First Edition of Robert Hooper's 'Anatomical Plates of the Bones and Muscles' (1802)
HOOPER, Robert (1772-1835) 'Anatomical Plates of the Bones and Muscles diminished from Albinus, for the use of students in anatomy, and artists and accompanied by explanatory maps'. Pub. LONDON: Printed for J. Murray and S Highley, 1802. Collation: Title, pp3-27 :: 12 plates, 12 outline plates, coloured.
Robert Hooper (1772-1835) was a lecturer, collector of specimens and prolific writer. Hooper refers to 'explanatory maps' meaning diagrams of the skeleton.
Full leather, gold embossed title to spine, flecking, shelf wear, marbled endpapers, back endpaper parted from the cover, Edw. Riley script to end, Mitchell script to title page, foxing, tanning, few marks.
Bookplate: Ex Libris Anatomica KF Russell, Signature: E Ford (152x90mm)

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

Estimate $200-400