Catalogue Number 12 - Susanne Schulz-Falster

printed wrappers; minor soiling to covers, extremities and corners very
slightly chipped and worn; a presentation copy from the author, to
Sign. Gabriella Tausig, signed on the verso of front cover.
Rare Wrst edition, and a presentation copy of this fascinating and attractive
account of the establishment and organisation of the Wrst orthopaedic clinic
in Italy, written by the founder and director, Ferdinando Carbonai.
With the foundation of the Wrst truly specialised orthopaedic institution
in 1780 at Orbe, Switzerland, by Jean André Venel, and the pioneering
work of Jacque Delpech in France, the beginning of the nineteenth century
saw the increased recognition of orthopaedics as a separate and vital branch
of medicine, a subject previously either ignored, or mistreated by both parents
and practitioners. The establishment of numerous such institutions
across Europe provided much needed support for the unfortunate suVerers
of degenerative diseases and deformities.
In 1840, Leopold II of Tuscany appointed Carbonai to establish a clinic
in Florence, which under his charge soon became a renowned centre for the
care and treatment provided, often through the use of apparatus designed
by Carbonai himself. As the present work highlights, he was strongly
inXuenced by the work of Delpech in France, as well as citing the work of
other contemporaries across Europe. The work includes a list of the regulations
of the Institute, together with a striking lithograph plate depicting
diVerent deformities of the neck and feet.
OCLC records just three locations at the National Library of Medicine, the College
of Physicians Philadelphia, and the American Hospital.
18 CASTELLI, Carlo. Ventilatore idraulico imaginato e descritto
dal Proposto Carlo Castelli a sua Eccellenza il Signor Don Niccoló
Pecci. Milano, S. Ambrogio, 1785. £550
8vo, pp. xxx; with one folding plate, and woodcut title vignette and
head-piece; light browning and water staining, with small worm-hole
aVecting lower gutter (not aVecting text); contemporary paste-paper
boards, neat library accession number on upper cover at tail, edges
lightly bumped.
First edition of this interesting description of a new design for a hydraulic
pump, based on the same principles as air pumps used in mine ventilation
by Carlo Castelli, a noted hydraulic engineer. He describes and illustrates
this machine of his own invention, which he believes to be both safe,
eYcient and cost eVective. The pump can be used both for drainage and for
irrigation purposes. Its advantage is its small size, which makes it useful
even in small-scale operations, and also for Wre-Wghting purposes.
In addition to his various works relating to hydraulics, and in particular
pumping engineering notably, Tromba Napoleone, o, Sia nuova macchina
idraulica destinata al vario sollevamento dell’acqua, (1808), Castelli wrote
L’arte di Wlare la seta a freddo in 1795, on the silk spinning industry.
Riccardi I, 294.7; OCLC/RLIN record copies at Yale, Delaware, Columbia, Texas
and Göttingen.
Education for the Nobility
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19 CHO[C]QUART, l’abbé and NOIRMANT. Nouvelle Société
contractée pour la Tenue de la Pension Académique établie a Paris.
Rue & Barriere Saint Dominique, pour l’Education des jeunes Gens
destines à la Milice, à la Jurisprudence, au Commerce; avec des
Instructions pour Messieurs les Eleves, les Maîtres, & les Parents.
Paris, Michel Lambert, 1768. £450
8vo, pp. 30, [2] blank, one folded printed table bound in, Wnal blank
present; later marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine label.
First and only edition of this prospectus for a newly founded boarding
school for boys of the nobility who were destined for a career in the military,
the law, and business. The founders, l’abbé Chocquart and Noirmant, clearly
identiWed a business opportunity after the suppression of the Jesuit colleges
in 1767, and here give a brief outline of the organisation of this educational
institution. Unusually a number of foreign languages are taught, Latin for
all, but also German and English (especially for those destined for the navy).
For learning the German language an innovative ‘full immersion’ system has
been devised: the German teacher is present during lunch and dinner to
conduct conversation classes during mealtimes. The work is divided into
four sections, giving a general outline of the time-table, discipline structure
and daily routine devised by l’abbé Chocquart. The obligations of the teachers
are outlined, giving stringent advice on discipline, the moral and emotional
mentoring of pupils, and reporting to parents. The second chapter
addresses the students and advises them of their expected conduct, attendance
at class, behaviour towards teachers and fellow students. In the third
chapter the fees due at the military school are outlined. In addition to the
obligatory academic lessons in Latin, mathematics, geography, history, economics
and modern languages further classes at an extra charge are oVered,
such as dance, music, and fencing. The pupils range in age from Wve to sixteen
years.
Conlon 68:699; not found in OCLC or RLIN; KIVK lists just one copy at the
Bibliothèque Nationale.
Drunkenness and the Church
20 CIRILLO, Agnello. De malo ebrietatis tractatus, quo
Scripturarum, Patrum, et Sacrorum Doctorum inconcussa
Auctoritate Ebrietas pessundatur... Tomus Primus [all published.]
Naples, Typographia Jo. Francisci Paci, 1766. £600
8vo, pp. xx, 328; title vignette and decorated initials; some light
spotting and browning, due to paper stock; contemporary full vellum,
spine lettered in manuscript; vellum slightly stained, corners bumped;
else a good copy.
First edition of this extensive study of the church view of alcohol consump-