RICHARD C. RAMER Special List 161 MEDICINE
RICHARD C. RAMER Special List 161 MEDICINE
RICHARD C. RAMER Special List 161 MEDICINE
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special list <strong>161</strong> 29<br />
4°, contemporary tree sheep (wear to corners, head of spine; some minor<br />
scraping), spine flat with gilt bands, crimson leather lettering piece,<br />
marbled endleaves, text block edges sprinkled red. Light dampstains<br />
at edge of final 2 plates. Overall very good. (3 ll.), 146 pp., 11 folding<br />
engraved plates. $500.00<br />
First printed in Barcelona, 1763; this is the sixth edition. The plates show (with<br />
mummifying thoroughness) how to apply surgical bandages, and the text discusses the<br />
appropriate types for various parts of the body and for various operations.<br />
j Palau 42286. Wellcome II, 295. Not located in NUC.<br />
42. CARBONELL Y BRAVO, Francisco. Memoria quimico-medica acerca<br />
la preparacion farmacéutica y usos medicinales del proto-tartrato de mercurio y<br />
potasa. La que obtuvo una censura favorable de la Real Academia de Medicina<br />
y Cirujía de Barcelona, y granjeo á su Autor el premio de la medalla del mérito<br />
sobresaliente en Medicina, con la que le condecoró en nombre del Rey nuestro<br />
Señor la Real Junta Superior Gubernativa de ambas facultades del Reino.<br />
(Barcelona): Imprenta de la Viuda e Hijos de D. Antonio Brusi, 1832.<br />
4°, contemporary marbled wrappers (spine defective). Light foxing.<br />
Overall very good to fine. 24 pp. $150.00<br />
FIRST and ONLY EDITION of this rare work describing how Carbonell y Bravo<br />
created a treatment for syphilis using mercury and potassium (potash) and how to<br />
make the mixture. The author (1768-1837), a distinguished pharmacist in Barcelona,<br />
published several medical and pharmaceutical works, including the popular Elementos