Three Facsimile Volumes on Anatomy: Thomas GEMINUS (1553), Gvaltheri RYFF (1500) and Herionymus of Aquapendente FABRICUS (1603)
'GEMINUS, Thomas (1510-1562) 'Compendiosa totius anatomie delineatio: A facsimile of the first English Edition of 1553 in the version of Nicholas Udall' (a concise outline of the entire anatomy), with an introduction by C.D. O'Malley.
Pub. LONDON. Reproduced and printed by Photo-Litho Offset for Dawson's of Pall Mall, W1, 1959, 39 pages intro, 197pp. Thomas Germinus was an engraver and printer whose true name was Thomas Lambrit. Folio with cream card cover with title printed to spine with archival glassine and paper dust jacket 'Presented to me by Donald O'Malley 1989' scripted in pencil to endpaper. Bookplate: Ex Libris Anatomica KF Russell (280x440mm)
2) RYFF, M. GVALTHERI [Walter Herman Ryff] (c.1500-1548) 'Omnium Humani' (All Human) reproduction of prints 1500. The present facsimile edition was published in 1954 on behalf of Sandoz A.G. Basel, based on the original held by the Kupferstichkabinett of the Öffentliche Kunstsammlung BASEL, in an edition of 1500 copies; plus German lecture paper by Balthasar Beck on Walter Hermann Ryff 1541, 20 reproduced plates. 39pp. Ryff was a German physician who compiled knowledge specific to his time, but was criticized by Andrea Vesalius as being a plagiarist. Cream paper hardcover with printed title, much foxing and some tanning to pages. Ex Libris Anatomica KF Russell Bookplate (220x340mm).
3) FABRICIUS, Herionymus of Aquapendente (1533?-1619) 'De venarum ostiolis' (Of the Portal Veins). Pub. PATAVII; Ex Topographia Laurentii Pasquati, MDCIII [1603]. Facsimile edition with introduction, translation and notes by K. J. Franklin. SPRINGFIELD, ILLIONOIS: Charles C. Thomas 1933. Collation: p2 (-1) A4 B-E2 ($1-2 signed) pp. [2] 1-23. Fabricius was professor of surgery and teacher of anatomy at Padua. He was the teacher of William Harvey. Almost certainly it was Fabricius by his lectures, who gave Harvey the basic idea of the circulation of the blood for Harvey worked out the function of the valves. Blue buckram with gold embossed title to spine, few marks, else clean. Bookplates: Ex Libris Anatomica K.F. Russell (250x156mm)



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

Estimate $150-200