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505 - DU VERNET (Guichard Joseph). A Treatise on the Organ of Hear…
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DU VERNET (Guichard Joseph). A Treatise on the Organ of Hearing; covering the structure, functions and diseases of all parts of the ear. Paris: Estienne Michalet, 1683; in-12. 1 blank folio – XI – 209 pp. (incorrectly numbered 109). 16 folding plates. Worn brown calfskin, decorated ribbed spine. Water damage, small tears, occasionally with missing sections for the plates. A copy in modest condition, but this first edition is rare and sought-after. (Garrison-Morton, 1545: ‘the first scientific treatise on the structure, function and diseases of the ear. It was he who first proposed the theory of hearing.’)
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS at 11.00 am and 2.00 pm
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 11:00 AM
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