Lot no. 161
CAZENAVE (P.-L. Alphée). Lessons on skin diseases taught at the Paris Medical School. Paris, Labé, 1845-1856. Large folio, garnet half-chagrin with small vellum corners, spine decorated with gilt fillet (Ateliers Laurenchet). First edition of this magnificent dermatological atlas comprising 60 large, highly realistic colour plates, engraved after Bocourt and Jadin by Choubard, Annedouche, Oudet, Visto, Coupé and Viscot, and brush-coloured by Gérard.
A copy entirely mounted on tabs in an excellent pastiche binding.
Some foxing and slightly browned text leaves.
Garrison-Morton, 3992.1 - Hirsch I-859 - Wellcome, II, 317.
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