Heister, Lorenz. Surgery, in which everything belonging to the wound-artzney, according to the latest and best kind, are treated thoroughly .... 7 Bl., 1078 pp., 12 Bl. With engraved portrait and 38 mostly folded copper plates. 20.5 x 16.5 cm. Semi-leather of the C.E. (shape, push joints partly open and capitals with larger cracks) with RSchild. Frankfurt and Augsburg, Wolffs, 1779. Blake 203. See Engelmann 238, Lesky 292, Waller 4236. – Lorenz Heister (1683 - 1758), a renowned professor in Altdorf and Helmstedt, is considered the founder of scientific surgery in Germany. His famous surgical main work summarizes everything worth knowing, which has been gained by this time of lasting knowledge and has contributed significantly to the further development of science. Particularly noteworthy are the detailed illustrations of surgical instruments and equipment such as the jib saw, the brain drill, etc. and some application examples. – Aims slightly glued, with mounted property shields on the title. A little kink-spury and sticky as well as internal joint between the third and fourth leaf open.