SEVERINO, MARCO AURELIO. 1580-1656. De efficaci medicina libri III. Frankfurt: A. Humm fur Johan...

SEVERINO, MARCO AURELIO. 1580-1656. De efficaci medicina libri III. Frankfurt: A. Humm fur Johann Beyer, 1646. Folio (335 x 207 mm). Extra title page with engraved historiated border, main title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut illustrations in text. Modern vellum, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Light browning and spotting. FIRST EDITION THUS, usually appearing bound together with Wilhelm Fabricius von Hilden's Opera observationum et curationum medico-chirurgicarum quae extant omnia. 'Professor of anatomy and surgery at Naples, Severino became well known as a teacher and surgeon. He employed trephination, operated upon harelip, epulis, empyema, and is said to have been the first to perform a tracheotomy to relieve suffocation in diphtheria. Among his works is this important contribution in which he discusses surgical anatomy, phlebotomy, paracentesis, and cautery.' Heirs of Hippocrates 396 (for Fabricius von Hilden); Krivatsy 11052; Waller 8888. 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