95, [1] pp. 8vo, cont. vellum over boards (lower portion of spine neatly repaired at an early date, some occasional light browning and foxing as usual with this book). Vienna: J.T. Trattner, 1761.

First edition of the first book to suggest percussion of the chest as a diagnostic measure, “one of the greatest of all medical classics.”–Heirs of Hippocrates 954. “With the introduction of percussion of the chest, which offered a new and dependable method of diagnosing diseases of the heart and lungs in living persons, Leopold Auenbrugger made the first advance in physical diagnosis since the age of Hippocrates. The son... More

19 engraved plates. 4 p.l., ii-vii, [2], 376 pp. 8vo, cont. calf (expertly rejointed), double gilt fillet round sides, spine gilt, red morocco lettering pieces on spine. London: W.& J. Innys, 1727.

[with]:

— . Statical Essays: containing Haemastaticks; or, an Account of some Hydraulick and Hydrostatical Experiments made on the Blood and Blood-Vessels of Animals...To which is added, an Appendix, containing Observations and Experiments relating to several Subjects in the first Volume...With an Index to both Volumes. xxii, [26], 361, [23] pp. 8vo, cont. calf (upper joint with a tiny split at head), double gilt fillet round sides, spine gilt, red morocco lettering... More

42 folding leaves. 8vo (203 x 135 mm.), orig. wrappers (wrappers a little soiled), new stitching. [Japan: mid-Edo?].

A most interesting manuscript on diagnosis employing the “four examinations” or “four diagnostic methods” of traditional Chinese medicine: visual inspection of the patient, especially the tongue; listening to the patient’s respiration and smelling the secretions and excretions of the patient; inquiring (to learn relevant medical history); and palpation of the pulse and pressing corresponding body parts.

The beginning of the manuscript is an introduction on how to use the instructions found in the rest of the text. Beginning of leaf 4, we find extensive... More