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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehe also conducted experiments to investigate the cadaveric anatomic features of the brainhe also described the internal carotid artery at the base of the cranium and its emergence into the intradural compartmenthis work here on muscular motion appeared in london in and then (like the work of willis) came out in amsterdam in the same yeartruly a classic bookthe only copy traced is at the wellcome library but this copy is missingit is quite likely the first issue of the book following the first edition quartothis quarto edition is listed as having 15 plates, not 16 as here (see listing at bonhams in ) it should also be noted that some copies of the two books in one volume list only 15 plates, rather than 18from this perspective, willis examined the brain and tried to relate his anatomic findings in cadavers to living functionsit must be remembered that, at that time, anatomy was the fundamental science of medicine and formed the basis for assigning function to human organssmall piece of one page missing, without affecting the text (see photo) the is the continental 8vo/12mo edition of willis’s work which appeared first in the same year in londonas far as croone () is concerned, he was created a doctor of medicine in cambridge by royal mandate and was chosen one of the first fellows of the royal society in , after the grant of their charter, and he frequently sat upon the councilthe date on the first title page has been scratched; there are some signs of wear on the calf binding (slightly later perhaps), which shows signs of having been washed rather too readily with soap, some of which has become encrusted (remediable, one imagines)two texts in one smallish octavo volume (134 x 76 mm): [11ff/f], 32 page [14] with 16 plates in the first text (15 folding) and two plates in the second textwillis attributed pulse and respiration to cerebellar functioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis is probably the first demonstration of the blood supply to the pituitary gland originating from the internal carotid arteriesturning to the work of willis, the book ushered in the era of modern neuroanatomy and laid the groundwork for future neuroanatomic and neurophysiological investigationshe discussed the swift integration of the senses into the function of the brain and the quick reactions that lead from sight to imaginationthe company of surgeons appointed him in their anatomy lecturer on the muscles, in succession to sir charles scarborough, and he held that office till his deathnote too that an 8vo/12mo appeared in in london: it is not clear whether the amsterdam edition here predates thisthe library suggests the possibility of a frontispiece but this is not sothe cerebellum and brainstem were correctly assessed as being more instinctual and acting reflexively, independent of the higher brain functionsthe quarto edition supplied the plates for this small octavo edition (plates are from drawings by sir christopher wren & richard lower)the frontispiece appeared in the schlagen edition and is indeed datedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehe also discussed reflex stress reactions to fever and the quickening of the pulse and respirationin superb conditionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimost remarkable about this study (which first proposes the term neurology, in greek, ?e???????a) is the attempt of the author, thomas willis () to define areas of localisation of brain function and to discuss the anatomic features of the brain from a dynamic and functional perspectivethroughout his book, willis attempted to assign functions to various anatomic componentshe described the ophthalmic artery as bringing blood to the ocular region and attributed sleepiness after the consumption of alcoholic beverages to distension or “boiling up” around the eyeshowever, willis was more concerned with the flow of ‘humours’, or toxic substances, from the brain through the floor of the third ventricle and into the pituitary glandat one point, he injected black ink into the carotid arteries and noted that the exterior part of the pituitary gland was stained black
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Paperback with coloured illustrated wraps, 12mosee oxfam website for delivery information read morebook condition: good, 1 cm rub on top rear wrap, slight handling marks, no inscriptionsforeword by augustus john ono illustrationsoxfam books & music romsey faber & faber, london, first edition , paperback edition
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiepistolae familiares in usum praecipue scholasticae juventutis conscriptae a carolo kolczawascarce foxing, but generally very goodour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecontemporary binding with remnants of tie-holesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis is the first edition of his book, as listed on worldcatthis is the most important book by the author carolus kolczawa (), who lived his life in praguecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available12mo: ( pages, with an interesting full vellum binding, with cold pressed detailing on covers and old ties
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Six 12mo volumes: and 258 pages, with five engraved plates, two pages loose in volume 2, a corner of a page in volume 6 missingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitraite´ des maladies des femmes; ou` l'on a ta^che´ de joindre a` une the´orie solide la pratique la plus su^re & la mieux e´prouve´esix volumes?? read morethis is a second edition of a hugely important work, prepared by his collaborators after astruc's deathour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehe was also a bibliophile and textual critic; this edition benefits from a superb historical review of medical writings on womenplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteavec un catalogue chronologique des me´decins qui ont e´crit sur ces maladiesprettily bound in calf and giltjean astruc () was a professor of medicine at montpellier and paris, who wrote the first great treatise on syphilis and venereal diseasescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiyear: pages: 187 soft full parchment binding with title handwritten on the spineour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeslightly reddened inner pagesles conquestes du marquis de grana dans les pays-bas gatien de courtilz de sandras (montargis, – paris, may ) was a french writer, famous for creating the character of d'artagnan, made famous by the pen of alexandre dumas in his trilogy of novels dedicated to the three musketeersplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" talloxfam bookshop henley-on-thames 376 pages plus publisher's advertisements, corners and edges rubbed and bumped, boards are marked and colour faded, top edge gilt, rear hinge cracked but binding strong, bookplate on front pastedown and pencilled note on front endpapersee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tallboards a little sprung, owners name on front endpaper, some marks and a little foxing to edges of page block but contents clean and bright, 193 pagesoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames translated by bsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" talloxfam bookshop henley-on-thames corners and edges rubbed and bumped, covers and edges darkened and marked, clean inside, no date but a wartime publicationsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tallsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames xvi+351 ppcorners, edges and spine-ends rubbed and bumped, some shelf wear, ink mark and bookseller's label on front pastedown, otherwise clean and bright, all plates present but one loose, binding otherwise strongincluding appendix and index
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Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tallsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreclean and bright, jacket has nicks and small tears and is taped in two places on the reverse side, not price-clipped, in good condition only103 pages including advertisementsoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames paperback with card jacket
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Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tallsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreincluding index, plus advertisementscorners & edges rubbed and bumped; contents clean and brightone folded map has been detached but is enclosed, and there are four small maps within the textvolume 4 of the homeland handbooks seriesoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames 116 pp
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Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tallbookseller inventory # see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames corners and edges rubbed and bumped, with some loss from top and bottom of spine, endpapers have been removed, clean and bright inside
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Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" oblongillustrated by leslie butleroxfam bookshop henley-on-thames colour faded, corners rubbed and bumped, prize label on endpaper dated , back hinge cracked, binding very flexible but holding, clean and bright insidesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" talloxfam bookshop henley-on-thames corners and edges a little rubbed and bumped, foxing to some pages otherwise clean and bright, no date circa pages including indexlocal history series - 1see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" talloxfam bookshop henley-on-thames corners and edges rubbed and bumped, colour of boards and title faded, some foxing to edge of pages and also first few and last few pages, otherwise cleansee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" talloxfam bookshop henley-on-thames very good/goodbookseller inventory # see oxfam website for delivery information read moreowner's name on front endpaper, otherwise clean and brightdust jacket rubbed on corners and edges, with chips and small tears, in good condition only
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Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" talloxfam bookshop henley-on-thames covers scratched, 2 cm tear at bottom of spine, inside clean and bright, 73 pages including index, drawings of tools in textsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" talloxfam bookshop henley-on-thames corners a little rubbed and bumped, a label has been removed from front pastedown, otherwise clean and bright, 257 roughcut pages including indexsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredust jacket has chips, small tears and a little loss from corners and spine-ends, spine darkened, not price-clipped
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Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tallbookseller inventory # see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames boards darkened, corners a little bumped, prize label on front endpaper, some foxing on first few pages
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In good condition, only the spine is a little darkened by age and a few pages are trimmed at the top (see photos)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki12mo, approx 14our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe author was an italian christian monk and writer, also known as salvatore vidal, a franciscan, who wrote in latin, sardinian, castilian and tuscanhe traveled extensively to numerous conventsfrancis, a saint around whom a vast hagiographic literature flourished from the years immediately following his deathplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea unique work on miracles, works and legends attributed to st431 and 432 repeated in the numbering], parchment binding with handwritten title on the spine, emblem of the franciscans on the title page, coat of arms on sheet a2v, effigy of the saint on sheet a2r, various woodcuts in the text, head- and tailpiecesdedicated to ferdinando ii de’ medici, grand duke of tuscanycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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A nice printed 4 x 6 inch photo is included with the cardare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki6 albany, london, wa very lovely document for any autograph collectionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe document being a police disembarkation card, printed in french and english, fully completed by greene, ('name greene - given names graham - date of birth - place of birth berkhamsted - nationality british - occupation author - permanent address chis lists his last name, first name, date and place of birth, nationality, profession, address, boarding and disembarking airport(s)rare 10 x 15 cm typed debarkation card signed by the great writer inplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteg greene, one page, 12mo, nice, 25th januarygraham greene () english novelistan illustrative photo is included with the card1- airport of embarkation london - airport of disembarkation nicecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Describing himself in as "doctor and birth attendant of the faculty of medicine of montpellier since ; former substitute for the king's doctor, at the tuileries palace and the bastille castle; former professor of medicine and birth surgery at the louvre, room of the dukes and peers; founder of the anti-caesarean school and the college of midwives, under the auspices of the governmentare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikile me´decin accoucheur, ouvrage utile aux me`res de famille, et ne´cessaire aux personnes qui se destinent a` la pratique de l'art des accouchemens” it was the time when medicine began to encroach on the traditional know-how of midwives and, in so doing, gave rise to dogmas and quarrelssacombe, who had established himself as a defender of midwives, will end up losing his trial and, at the same time, all sense of measureour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storejean-françois sacombe ()the interior is excellent but the spine would benefit from some restoration12mo: 310, with lovely tissue-protected engraved frontispiecealong with the title there is also bound in is the third corrected edition of "avis aux meres avis aux meres qui veulent nourrir leurs enfans" () by marie-ange´lique le rebour ()this runs to 243 pagesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteduring a resounding trial, sacombe attacks the medical authorities in the person of jean-louis baudelocque, professor of obstetrics, whom he accuses of infanticidethe book was intended for wide distribution and is principally printed on blue papersurgeons-midwives use and abuse the caesarean section, the outcome of which is always fatalthe current book is one of sacombe's best, and very scarce in the first editioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiangular damp stain and some foxingthis consists of two important treatises by ranchin, the chancellor of the university of montpellier: iour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefrancisci ranchini consilarii, medici, et professoris regij, celeberrimæq´ue monspeliensis vniuersitatis medicinæ iudicis, & cancellarij tractatvs dvo posthvmi 12mo: 7fffor details, louis dulieu, 'le chancelier françois ranchin', revue d'histoire des sciences, , ppplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteearly nineteenth-century green morocco and boardsde morbis ante partum, in partu et post partumde purificatione rerum infectarum post pestilentiam exceptionally rare volumecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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12mo?, (17x10cm), ppour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe title was later revoked following the king's break with the catholic church in the slacks frontisportraitsome peeling, scuffs, corners bumpedrebacked on later boards (19th century), spine more modernto which is adjoin'd his epistle to the pope, mrjohn clark's oration, and the pope's answer thereunto; as also the pope's bullthe english translations were only published after henry’s death, the first inhenry ’s book, originally published in in latin, offers an argument strongly in favour of traditional medieval doctrine, and criticises luther for his discourteous defamationscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableby henry the eighth, king of england, france, and irelenditem as picturedspine in very good condition, black leather title-label with gilt letteringsome insect damage and staining to pages, foxingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website" we are pleased to offer a rare copy of a rare early english translation of this work by king henry viii of england, an attack on luther that earned him the title of fidei defensor from pope leo xit has been described as "one of the most successful pieces of catholic polemics produced by the first generation of anti-protestant writers", and is particularly notable for its defence of papal authority and the indissolubility of marriageare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifull brown leather binding in very good condition material with blind stamped 2-line plain rectangle¼ page to first papal bull pagesome pencil notes2 pages torn through, loss of c
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Saint paul aux ephesiens sixiesme chapitreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikinicole grenier - le bouclier de foi en forme â dialogue extrait de la sainte ecriture, & des saints peres & plus anciens docteurs de l’eglise dedié aux roy de fráce treschrestien reveu & augmenté par l'autheur outre les precedentes impressionsiacques, á l’ enfeigne de la licorne[ folios (= 892 ppour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store) in contemporary parchment bindingall our lots are shipped by registered mail12mo, a paris pour iacques keruer, libraire demourât en la rue sjl'efpée de la foi, par nicole grenierotherwise in very good antiquarian conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelight moisture stain, small piece of the parchment of the front cover is missing, minor damage to folios 313 and 410 (see last two pictures)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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In this work was published in amsterdam in a two-volume 12mo edition ( cm) volume 1 contains xlviii (preface), 536 ppare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikias is known, voltaire was at the cradle of the enlightenmentbookblocks are somewhat damaged in some places (see photos) read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein these texts, he refutes voltaire's views on religion and the church in the 18th centuryclaude-adrien nonnotte (besançon (france) ) was a priest of the society of jesus and known for his preaching and his religious writingsindex; volume 2 has 475 ppplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe interior is clean; the old leather bindings show the usual damagecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Luigi di granata, nuovamente tradotto di spagnuolo in italiano, venice: appresso fabio, & agostino zopini fratelli, , woodcut to title, few woodcut initials and illustrations to text, late 19th/early 20th century armorial bookplate of ricasoli firidolfi to verso of title, page edges with later colouring and consequent light bleeding to margins, endpaper renewed, near contemporary limp vellum, lacking ties, 12moonly one institutional location found (sistema bibliotecario ticinese, switzerland)according to the same source, one day the marquis of tendilla passed by and, amazed to see a little boy talking and expressing himself in that way, took him under his protection and made him become the page of one of his sons, diego hurtado de mendoza, who became famous because he devoted himself todiplomacy, espionage and literatureour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehere he met brother melchor cano, one of his main detractors, especially when he became grand inquisitor; moreover, he came into contact with bishop bartolomé de carranza, whose trial by the spanish inquisition is one of the elements that mark the entry of the counter-reformation into spainafter completing his studies, friar louis was sent to the convent of escalaceli, in cordobaluis (de granada)(source: wikipedia) read morethen the friar thought of going to the americas to collaborate in the evangelization task of the dominicans, his brothers of the order, but fate had reserved for him to send him to portugal, where he came into contact with the monarchyfray luis de granada (granada, - lisbon, ) was a spanish theologian and presbyterin this period he began his deep friendship with saint john of avila, of whom he declared himself a disciple and friend on several occasionsconfessor of the royals, provincial of the dominicans in portugal, highly recognized preacher of prestige, he spent the rest of his life mainly between évora and lisbon, where he died in , blind and with very weak health due to fasting, work, pain and mortificationscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe young luis then took the robes of the order of preachers and changed his name for the one that made him universally famous: brother luis of granadaet particolarmente si tratta della confessione, & communioneplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitememoriale della vita christiana, nel quale si tratta tutto quello che deve fare un christiano dal principio della conversione, fin'alla perfettionehis theological training was very profound: after completing his studies in the granada convent, he was sent to the college of santa croce to study them furtherare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiaccording to sources, his mother was a washerwoman and they lived in the granada neighborhood of realejo, where the young luis used to recite to his playmates the sermons he had heard in churchhis original name was luis di sarria, but it is unclear whether this is due to the fact that his parents were originally from this lugo province town or because he himself was born there
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Size: 12mo - over " tallsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreowner stamp to front fly leaf, shadow on front paste downand prelims/endspale red cloth, faded at spine, gilt titles to spinecondition: very goodbrowned eps and very few spotting on closed page edgesoxfam bookshop chiswick hogarth press, london
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Bridges's masterpiece, the crowning achievement of his long career as poet and essayist crisp, clean, and tightly boundno owner signatures, bookplates, or other markingssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music lancaster oxford: clarendon pressa philosophical poem in four parts by bridges (), poet laureate of great britain from191 pages, with 2-page "publisher's note on the text' tipped in at rear
24 €
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Oxfam books & music romsey a small, 12mosee oxfam website for delivery information read morebound in red cloth with the title on spine and front board in silver gilt; publisher's name and category blind stamped on spine and front board; 237 pp + 8 pp questions and exercises; illustrated with eight full-page, b/w line drawings by jack b yeats; no d/jbook condition: fair, boards faded and showing handling wear; slight spine lean; text block clean and bright, no inscriptionsedition, printed and bound to the wartime economy standard, first published in this edition in and reprinted in
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