LIZARS, John (1787?-1860). A System of Anatomical Plates of the Human Body . Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars and others, [1822-26].
LIZARS, John (1787?-1860). A System of Anatomical Plates of the Human Body . Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars and others, [1822-26]. 2 o (447 x 272 mm). Engraved title and 101 engraved colored plates (a few marginal stains, otherwise clean). 19th-century half morocco and boards (worn, rebacked in buckram, needs repair). Provenance: Irving Alexander Block (name on pastedown). FIRST EDITION of this highly interesting anatomical atlas, with most plates (not just the illustrations of the brain) in color. The work was originally issued in 12 parts from 1822 to 1826. "Lizars performed the first (unsuccessful) ovariotomy in Britain. His book made generally known the practical possibility of this operation" (Garrison-Morton). The plates were engraved by the author's brother W.H. Lizars, one of the leading engraver's of Edinburgh, and well known for engraving the earliest plates of Audubon's The Birds of America . "Although it contains no new discoveries, this superb atlas is certainly one of the most elegant works of the nineteenth century." ( Heirs of Hippocrates ). Laid in are two tickets for students attending the Practical Anatomy course signed by Alexander Jardine Lizars, the brother of John Lizars, who had also been a lecturer on anatomy at Edinburgh. Garrison-Morton 6026); Heirs of Hippocrates 1436; Waller 5950; Wellcome III,531.
LIZARS, John (1787?-1860). A System of Anatomical Plates of the Human Body . Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars and others, [1822-26].
LIZARS, John (1787?-1860). A System of Anatomical Plates of the Human Body . Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars and others, [1822-26]. 2 o (447 x 272 mm). Engraved title and 101 engraved colored plates (a few marginal stains, otherwise clean). 19th-century half morocco and boards (worn, rebacked in buckram, needs repair). Provenance: Irving Alexander Block (name on pastedown). FIRST EDITION of this highly interesting anatomical atlas, with most plates (not just the illustrations of the brain) in color. The work was originally issued in 12 parts from 1822 to 1826. "Lizars performed the first (unsuccessful) ovariotomy in Britain. His book made generally known the practical possibility of this operation" (Garrison-Morton). The plates were engraved by the author's brother W.H. Lizars, one of the leading engraver's of Edinburgh, and well known for engraving the earliest plates of Audubon's The Birds of America . "Although it contains no new discoveries, this superb atlas is certainly one of the most elegant works of the nineteenth century." ( Heirs of Hippocrates ). Laid in are two tickets for students attending the Practical Anatomy course signed by Alexander Jardine Lizars, the brother of John Lizars, who had also been a lecturer on anatomy at Edinburgh. Garrison-Morton 6026); Heirs of Hippocrates 1436; Waller 5950; Wellcome III,531.
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