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Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

1554 - Medicine – Urology
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Estimate €240 - €360
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Medicine – Urology Le Dran, Henri-François A comparison of the various methods of removing stones from the bladder. With 5 multi-folded copperplate engravings. Paris, Osmont, 1730. 1 leaf, VII pp., 1 leaf, 195 pp., 2 leaves. Contemporary half-leather binding with a round label and round gilt lettering. (Slightly rubbed, minor wormholes, front cover with a small water stain). First edition. – Blake 262. – Waller 5671. – Wellcome III, 472. – Heirs of Hippocrates 807. – Hirsch/H. III, 715. - Le Dran, a master of lithotomy, improved the lateral lithotomy procedure (described in this work). - “Le Dran, the famous French lithotomist, improved the operation of lithotomy. Murphy credits him with originating the lateral lithotomy usually attributed to Cheselden, whose method he discusses. Le Dran was one of Haller’s teachers” (Garrison/Morton 4283). – A supplement was published in 1756 (not mentioned by Garrison/M.). - Plates partly with tears at the edges, slightly browned, some with slight water stains along the edges, Medicine. - Urology. - First edition of Le Dran’s work on the improved lateral lithotomy procedure. - Leather binding with title label and spine reinforcement (slightly worn, minor wormholes; the front cover has a small water stain). - Some plates have tears along the edges, are slightly browned, and some have slight water stains along the edges. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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