1786 1ed Diseases of the EYE Ophthalmology Anatomy Medicine Surgery Desmonceaux
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1786 1ed Diseases of the EYE Ophthalmology Anatomy Medicine Surgery Desmonceaux
Francois Desmonceauxs Treatise on Diseases of the Eyes and Ears is a late 18th-century medical text written for physicians and ophthalmologists. Desmonceaux is thought to the first doctor to suggest treatment of myopia (near sightedness) by extracting the outer lens of the eye. This 1786 first edition of Treatise of Diseases of the Eyes was published in Paris and contains an impressive full-page engraving of the anatomy of the human eye.
Item number: #18478
Price: $499
DESMONCEAUX, Francois
TraiteÌ des maladies des yeux et des oreilles....
Paris : lauteur et Lottin de Saint-Germain, 1786. First edition.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
xxvi, 480
2 engraved plates
Provenance:
Bookplate – Jean Ranson
Possibly Jean Ranson (1747-1793), a French bourgeoise merchant from La Rochelle. He is detailed in historian Robert Darntons The Great Cat Massacre and Other Episodes in French Cultural History as a bibliophile and avid fan of Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Handwritten – Christian Fabre
Language: French
Binding: Leather; tight and secure
Size: ~8.25in X 5.25in (21cm x 13.5cm)
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18478
Francois Desmonceauxs Treatise on Diseases of the Eyes and Ears is a late 18th-century medical text written for physicians and ophthalmologists. Desmonceaux is thought to the first doctor to suggest treatment of myopia (near sightedness) by extracting the outer lens of the eye. This 1786 first edition of Treatise of Diseases of the Eyes was published in Paris and contains an impressive full-page engraving of the anatomy of the human eye.
Item number: #18478
Price: $499
DESMONCEAUX, Francois
TraiteÌ des maladies des yeux et des oreilles....
Paris : lauteur et Lottin de Saint-Germain, 1786. First edition.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
xxvi, 480
2 engraved plates
Provenance:
Bookplate – Jean Ranson
Possibly Jean Ranson (1747-1793), a French bourgeoise merchant from La Rochelle. He is detailed in historian Robert Darntons The Great Cat Massacre and Other Episodes in French Cultural History as a bibliophile and avid fan of Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Handwritten – Christian Fabre
Language: French
Binding: Leather; tight and secure
Size: ~8.25in X 5.25in (21cm x 13.5cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
18478
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1786 1ed Diseases of the EYE Ophthalmology Anatomy Medicine Surgery Desmonceaux
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