Abrégé économique, de l'anatomie du corps humain, à la portée de toute personne qui veut se connoître et s'instruire en cette partie, ainsi que de tous ceux qui se destinent au grand art de guérir les malades.

12mo: vii-[5]-259-[42] pp.; 16 pl. (foxing, sl. damp stain in begin. and another marg. in the middle of the vol., some parts sl. age-toned).

Contemp. marbled calf, gilt-orn. spine with raised bands, red edges (sl. rubbed, boards part. faded).

First edition of a summarised anatomical treatise by the French surgeon Le Dran (1685-1770), a specialist in lichotomy, with valuable case reports on military and general surgery. Illustrated with 6 plates.
Ref. Barbier I:43. - Blake 261. - Wellcome III:473. - Not in Bibl. Walleriana, Garrison & Morton.