The Anatomical Exercises of Dr. William Harvey
The Nonesuch Press, [1928]. Limited Edition. HARDCOVER. Small octavo hardcover; 202 pp. Copy #733 of limited 1,450 cc. Bound in full niger morocco with gilt border and star corner-pieces to boards; TEG, remaining edges deckled; five raised bands. Tight binding, clean throughout. Toning to page perimeters; note to previous owner (KCMS) to FFEP. Very Good. Subtitled: "De Motu Cordis 1628: De Circulatione Sanguinis 1649: The first English text of 1653, now newly edited by Geoffrey Keynes." . Very Good. Item #165883
KCMS. A prestigious Nonesuch Press edition of William Harvey's foundational works on the circulation of blood. Commemorates the 300th anniversary of the first publication of De Motu Cordis (1628). It includes the 1653 English translation, newly edited by the eminent bibliographer and surgeon Geoffrey Keynes. Features a fold-out engraved plate illustrating the valves in the veins of the forearm.
Price: $40.00