Heister, Lorenz. Surgery, in which everything that belongs to the wound-artzney ... is thoroughly treated, and in 38 copper plates the newly-invented and most useful instruments, besides the most convenient handles of the surgical operations and bandages are clearly presented. New much increased and improved edition. 6 Bl., 1078 pp., 12 Bl. With stung. Portrait and 38 folded copper plates. 21,5 x 17 cm. Marbled leather band d. C. (something with scratches and small flaws on the capitals) with gold-embossed RSchild and rich gilding. Nuremberg, Johann Adam Stein and Gabriel Nicolaus Raspe, 1752. Hirsch-Hübotter III, 141. See Waller 4265 (only abbreviated edition) and Garrison-Morton 5576 (with EA of 1718). – Previous edition (6th German edition), still published during the author's lifetime. Heister (1683-1758) is considered the founder of scientific surgery in Germany. ==References==
He has summarized all that was known in this field until then. The copper is of medical historical interest mainly because of the many surgical instruments and bandages depicted. – First sheet with hs. Ownership notes. Partially slightly patchy, kinky with small flaws and small traces of use. All in all well received.