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ANATOMY OF HUMAN BODIES EPITOMIZED. Rare Second Edition. 1684. Medical Surgery
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About This Item
Printed in 1684.
In the original binding.
This is the rare Second Edition.
The second edition is enlarged with new content appearing for the first time.
The first edition was printed in 1682, and is unobtainable.
Book is complete including the half title.
15 out of 16 plates. Missing plate 9.
Heavy generalized usage wear.
Book is loose. Binding original. Front cover effectively detached, held on by the lower cord. Heavy usage wear. Printed on quality rag paper that can still be read without damaging the paper.
This was one of the most important anatomical works of this era.
This second edition has significance as it was greatly enlarged with new content, to the point where Gibson felt justified in adding his name to the title. This book is difficult to find.
Anatomy humane bodies
Printed in 1684
The Anatomy Of Humane Bodies Epitomized : Wherein All The Parts Of Man's Body, With Their Actions And Uses, Are Succinctly Described
By Gibson, Thomas
London: Thomas Fletcher. Good. 1684. 2nd Edition. Full-Leather. Small 8vo Bound in brown leather with raised bands to spine and title label missing.(12)/590pp with index and publishers catalogue. 15 of 16 engraved plates, ( Plate 9 missing) Front and rear fixed endpapers missing, front free endpaper, half-title and title page creased with chips at fore-edges.Title pages has 2" tear and there is foxing to prelims. Minor chips, stains, and foxing appear throughout.Corners bumped and worn; top and tail of spine worn and rubbed.General condition "Good" only.
First published anonymously in 1682, The Anatomy of Human Bodies Epitomiz'd was probably the most successful English anatomical textbook published to date – it was ultimately issued in eight editions. Gibson, the Physician-General to the English army, based his comprehensive text on Alexander Read's Manual of Anatomy. However, the content was so extensively revised and supplemented Gibson claimed authorship. Gibson listed his principal sources (some 33 titles by 27 authors) which was an uncommon practice at the time.
This second edition was the first to attribute authorship to Gibson, justified by the significant increase in content.
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