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Armamentarium Chirurgicum
by Johannes Scultetus
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Germany: Editions Medicina Rara LTD; Druckerei Holzer, 1972. Leather. Near Fine. 14.5" by 9". Not Stated. A near fine limited edition facsimile of Johannes Scultetus' important surgical guidebook, here with the original engravings. A limited edition work, limited to twenty-eight hundred copies, of which this is numbered one-thousand four-hundred and seven.A faithful facsimile of the original 1655 Ulm edition.In the original Latin.Illustrated with forty-three plates.Collated, complete.Johannes Scultetus' important guidebook of surgical instruments, techniques, and procedures.This work discusses trephination, mastectomy, wound and injury repair, caesareans, splinting, amputation, lithotomy, and more.In the original paper covered slipcase. Slipcase is in a very good condition.Undated, dated from WorldCat.Bookplate of Jennifer Diana Burton to the front paste down. In the original publisher's quarter morocco binding with paper to the boards, in the original paper covered boards. Externally, smart. Spine and extremities are a little faded. Bookplate to the front paste down. Slipcase is lightly faded with some light marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Slipcase is in a very good condition. Near Fine
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 773P29
- Title
- Armamentarium Chirurgicum
- Author
- Johannes Scultetus
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Editions Medicina Rara LTD; Druckerei Holzer
- Place of Publication
- Germany
- Date Published
- 1972
- Size
- 14.5" by 9"
- Keywords
- Armamentarium Chirurgicum johannes scultetus anatomy latin johannes scultetus medical medicine
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Fine
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- Facsimile
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- Morocco
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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