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SOEMMERRING, SAMUEL THOMAS VON. 1755-1830. Über das Organ der Seele. Königsberg: Friedrich Nicolovius, 1796. 4to (265 x 215 mm). 3 engraved folding plates. Contemporary boards. Rubbed, corners bumped, scattered foxing. Provenance: Jan van der Hoeven (Dutch surgeon, 1863-1941, bookplate). FIRST EDITION. Dedicated to Immanuel Kant, who provided the epilogue, here printed for the first time. 'This book is less valuable for its hypothesis asserting that the moisture of the ventricles of the brain is the organ of the soul, than for its exact investigations of the cerebral origins of the nerves' (Choulant-Frank). Blake 424; Choulant-Frank 306; Waller 9052; Warda Kant 159. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ¤ ¤ Without reserve For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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SOEMMERRING, SAMUEL THOMAS VON. 1755-1830. Über das Organ der Seele. Königsberg: Friedrich Nicolovius, 1796. 4to (265 x 215 mm). 3 engraved folding plates. Contemporary boards. Rubbed, corners bumped, scattered foxing. Provenance: Jan van der Hoeven (Dutch surgeon, 1863-1941, bookplate). FIRST EDITION. Dedicated to Immanuel Kant, who provided the epilogue, here printed for the first time. 'This book is less valuable for its hypothesis asserting that the moisture of the ventricles of the brain is the organ of the soul, than for its exact investigations of the cerebral origins of the nerves' (Choulant-Frank). Blake 424; Choulant-Frank 306; Waller 9052; Warda Kant 159. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ¤ ¤ Without reserve For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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