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> 7<br />
typographical error?). See Ferreira de Mira, História da medicina portuguesa, pp. 291, 293,<br />
296. Not in Pires de Lima, Catalogo da Bibliotheca da Escola Medico-Cirurgica do Porto. Not<br />
in Wellcome. NUC: DNLM. Porbase locates two copies, both in the Biblioteca Nacional<br />
de Portugal. WorldCat and Copac both cite only the British Library copy.<br />
11. ARAUJO, Carlos da Silva. A vaca imortalizada. A vacina antivariólica<br />
e as vacinas de Wright no Brasil. Trabalho apresentado ao XXIII Congresso<br />
Internacional de História da Medicina, Londres, 2 a 9 de setembro de 1972.<br />
Rio de Janeiro: Gráfica Olímpica Editôra, 1972. 8°, original illustrated<br />
wrappers (slight soiling). Very good. Slip tipped in at title page, “Com<br />
os cumprimentos do autor.” 113 pp., (1 l.). $50.00<br />
FIRST and ONLY EDITION of this work on smallpox vaccination, especially by<br />
Wright in Brazil.<br />
j OCLC: 28582626.<br />
12. ASSALINI, Paolo. Essai médical sur les vaisseaux lymphatiques, &c.<br />
Avec les moyens de prévenir les effets des substances venimeuses, comme la<br />
salive du chien enragé, le venin de la vipere, le virus vénérien, &c. &c. Turin:<br />
Frères Reycends, and Milan: Chez les Memes, 1787. 12°, contemporary<br />
mottled calf (considerable wear to extremities; a bit warped), flat spine<br />
gilt (rubbed), citron leather lettering piece, gilt letter, edges of boards<br />
milled, text block edges tinted green. Woodcut headpieces and tailpieces.<br />
Faint dampstains. Fine internally, overall very good. (1 l.), 156 pp., (4<br />
ll. index and catalogue). $350.00<br />
FIRST EDITION of this work on the function and possible malfunctions of the<br />
lymphatic system. It also includes advice on preventing the effects of bites from rabid<br />
dogs and poisonous snakes, and the effects of venereal disease.<br />
Paolo Assalini (1759-1846) was Napoleon’s chief surgeon and a highly respected<br />
professor of surgery at the military hospital in Milan. He also wrote on ophthalmology<br />
and obstetrics and is famous for inventing an artery forceps.<br />
j National Library of Medicine, Eighteenth-Century STC p. 21. Not in Wellcome.<br />
NUC: NcD-H, DNLM, PPULC, PPJef, PPCP.
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