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William Cheselden Osteographia 1733

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Title: Osteographia; or, The Anatomy of the Bones
Author: Cheselden, William
Description: [26] leaves. 56 plates with text on verso, an additional (unnumbered) engraving on verso of plate 56; 9 full-page engravings within text; engraved frontispiece; full-page armorial engraving; engraved head- and tail-pieces. (Folio) 20x13¼, later half calf, red morocco lettering piece. First Edition."This work, with its magnificent plates depicting the human skeleton, separate and articulated, still ranks among the best osteographic atlases. It shows normal adult, fetal, and some pathological bones with great accuracy and artistry. Cheselden lost a considerable amount of money on the production of his anatomical atlas because so few copies were sold. As a result, many of the sets were broken up so the plates could be sold separately in order to reduce the amount of his losses." (Heirs of Hippocrates). This copy without the second set of 56 plates before letters. Garrison-Morton 395; Heirs of Hippocrates 814.
Heading: Place Published: London
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Date Published: 1733