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Deux Memoires sur la Formation des os, Fondes sur des Experiences par Alb. de Haller. Published in Lausanne by Chez Marc-Mich. Bousquet et Comp. 1758. 267 pp. 6.25” x 4”. 12mo. Ex-library hardcover.
Overall good, with book rebound. Hinges remain tight and text block remains bound well. First end page partially separated. Ex-library from the Boston Medical Library, with bookplate affixed to front pastedown, along with assorted stampings and markings. Includes foldout table at rear. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing.
Likely first edition. A scarce work on bone formation by Swiss anatomist and physiologist Albrecht von Haller (1708-1777), in which he discusses the initial formation of bones and their origin through soft cartilaginous
