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BELL, Charles - Engravings of the Brain and Nerves... Including facsimiles of the First editions of The Anatomy of the Brain [1802] A Series of engravings explaining the Course of the Nerves [1803], On the Nerves of the Face [1829].

Birmingham, The Classics of Neurology & Neurosurgery Library [The John D.Lucas Printing Company], 1983. 4to. W. 12, 9 & 2 pls., about half in colour, and a number of the plates folding. In original full blue gilttooled clf. Marbled endp. especially commissioned design of Richard J.Wolfe. Includes a textbooklet (42 pp.). A quite luxurious facsimile edition, printed in 1000 copies, of which this is copy nr. 478, for 'Alfred Mürrle, MD' [bookplate on upper paste down. A small textbooklet laid in w. contributions by Lawrence McHenry jr. [introduction] & Eugene Corson ['Sir Charles Bell: The Man and His Work']. Privately printed by the John D.Lucas Company, the paper especially made for this edition, the volume bound in 'genuine top-grain cowhide by the Tapley-Rutter Cpompany, Bookbinders'. 'Edges are gilded and covers brass-die stamped in 22-Karat gold. Cover stampings and design of the edition by Daniel B.Bianchi and Selma Ordewer.'
EUR 225.00 [Appr.: US$ 242.45 | £UK 193.75 | JP¥ 37763] Book number 9469

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