BOURGERY (Jean-Marc) - JACOB (Nicolas-Henri). - Lot 59

BOURGERY (Jean-Marc) - JACOB (Nicolas-Henri). Traité complet de l'anatomie de l'Homme comprenant la médecine opératoire. Paris: C.-A. Delaunay, librairie anatomique, imprimerie de Jules Didot l'aîné, 1840 [1831-1854]. - 8 volumes in-folio, 428x320. red half-chagrin with white parchment corners, ornate ribbed spine (period binding). First edition of one of the most sumptuous and important works on human anatomy published in the 19th century. It is the main work of physician and anatomist Jean-Marc Bourgery (1797-1849), and took him 15 years to complete. It was published in installments from 1831 to 1854, the last ones posthumously. The publication is distinguished by its abundant, brilliant illustrations, including a handsome frontispiece at the head of the first volume and 726 plates, of which only 2 are in black and 724 in color, lithographed by or under the direction of Nicolas Henri Jacob (1782-1871). The first volume contains the general title of the book, Traité complet de l'anatomie de l'Homme comprenant la médecine opératoire, dated 1840. This date and that of the other volumes may differ from copy to copy. The atlas plates are here bound at the end of each volume, with descriptive texts. They are sometimes bound separately. Binding in good condition overall, with a few imperfections. The inner hinge of volume 3 is partially split, and the headpieces of volumes 3 and 7 are damaged. Bends to title of volume 4. Scattered scattered. Restoration with damage to text on pp. 69 and 70 of volume 4. Volume 3: 1st plate detached. Provenance: Docteur L. Lorraine, with his bookplate and signature in volume 7. SEE DETAILED SHEET IN PDF CATALOG.