$183
Paris: P. Guillelmum Cavelier, 1777. Folio, contemporary mottled calf, gilt-tooling and gilt-lettered red leather label to spine, marbled endpapers. First edition of the first modern text on the subject of dermatology, with half-title, engraved title page vignette, chapter heading and head-piece. Hinges cracked with bottom two inches of upper board starting; wear to boards with some loss at spine ends and corners; bookplates tipped in front pastedown and f.f.e.p.; library stamp to verso final page and title page; some light brownspotting; book description tipped in final blank leaf.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2011-08-09