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BONET, THÉOPHILE. Sepulchretum; sive, Anatomia practica, ex cadaveribus morbo denatis . . . Editio altera. [20], 916; 704; 640 pages, including half-title with engraved portrait of the author on verso and vignette of dissection scene on title in Volume 1. 3 volumes. Folio, 365x210 mm, 18th-century mottled calf gilt, spine ends chipped, lettering pieces off, joints cracked or starting, cords intact, surface wear on covers, cover corners worn through; contents browned with occasional dark marginal stains in first and last volumes. Signatures of Dr. Maurice L. Richardson dated 1921 and bookplates of the University of Wisconsin Library (Richardson gift, released). Lyon: Cramer & Perachon, 1700
First published in 1679, "this is the first collection of systematized pathological anatomy. It contains clinical and pathological descriptions of nearly 3,000 cases selected from the literature from the time of Hippocrates, but mainly from the 16th and 17th centuries. It is the most useful reference book for early descriptions of pathological conditions"--Garrison-Morton 2274 (original edition).
