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Paris: Chez G Boun, 1585. Unbound. Very good. This leaf (M.CLXXVI-M.CLXXVII) measures approximately 8.25" x 12.5" and came from the 1585 printing of Les Oeuvres d'Ambroise . . . Des Distillations. The images are strong. The leaf has some minor soiling and edge-wear. The image on this leaf shows (roughly translated from Paré's French) a group of men stripping and transporting the inner bark of cinnamon trees. Paré, the French royal surgeon for many years, was the preeminent surgeon of his time and is considered one of the fathers of surgery and modern forensic pathology as well as a pioneer of surgical techniques, battlefield medicine, and prosthetic design. He additionally had a scholarly interest in natural history, especially reports of "miraculous" or "monstrous" creatures and malformed births.

St. Louis, 1936. Unbound. Very good. The advertising proof shows a portrait photograph of Mr. August Siever and announces that he has left his position as the manager of the Geo. D. Fisher Optical Co. and is now associated with the Optical Serice Company located on the 2nd Floor of the Missouri Theater Building. Siever has confirmed approval of the advertisement with his signature. The 7" x 5" photograph of the Optical Service Company shows its interior with Siever and another white-coated optician fitting one patient for eyeglasses while another looks on. The advertising proof is tipped onto the reverse of the photograph. Both are in nice shape.