Author: HALLER, Albertus v(on) (1708-1777):
Title: Elementa physiologiae corporis humanis. In 8 volumes complete.
Description: Lausanne, Marc-Michael Bousquet (1), Sigismund d'Arnay (2, 3), Franç. Grasset (4, 5), Jules Henri Pott (6), et Berne, Societatis Typogr. (7 & 8), 1757- 66, in-4to, titles in red and black with printer's device, some browning and a few light stains in places, half calf on raised bands, title labels on spine (vol. 1-3 id. light brown label, vol. 4-6 id. darker brown label, vol. 7 red label), spines fairly identical, some rubbing, title-piece on spine, in all a good copy. ¶ ' The first great modern treatise on physiology '. First edition of 8 volumes, with the often wanting portrait of the author engraved by P.F. Tardieu after E.J. Handmann, and 5 engraved plates (on 4 folding plates), and engraved vignettes; the title-pages are printed in red and black. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. Garrison-M. 588; Garrison, History of neurology 109; Osler 1148; Lundsgaard-H. 284; Waller 4007; Wellcome III/199; Neu 1823; Blake 195; Eimas, Heirs of Hippocrates 886; Norman Library 975 (detailed collation, contains the portrait and only 3 plates); DSB VI/61-67; Hirsch III/33-35; Rotschuh, Geschichte der Physiologie 75-80; Foster, History of physiology 207; Nordenskjöld, History of biology 235; Fueter, Grosse Schweizer Forscher 121ff.; Sh.A. Roe, Development of Haller's views on embryology (1975) 167ff.; Schär, Albrecht von Haller's neue anatom.-physiol. Befunde und ihre heutige Gültigkeit; in 'Berner Beiträge zur Geschichte der Medizin, etc. vol. 16; for printing history please refer to Buess' paper in 'Gesnerus', vol. 15, pt. 1/2, pp. 17ff.

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