Embryologie ou Ovologie Humaine Contenant l'Histoire Descriptive et Iconographique de l'Oeuf Humain; ...

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Paris: Chez J.B. Bailliere 1833. Folio. Rebound qtr. morocco with marble boards (edges lightly rubbed). Spine with raised bands (faded; small mark). Marble endpapers. (4 xxviii 106pp.). With 15 full-page lithographs by A. Chazal. Some foxing which affects plates otherwise a handsome copy of this important work. Complete. NOTE: During his lifetime Alfred Armand Louis Marie Velpeau (1795-1867) was responsible for the publication of over 340 titles on surgery anatomy obstetrics and embryology. He is credited with providing the first accurate description of Leukaemia in 1825 and created the Velepeau bandage which immobilized the arm and shoulder following a fracture or dislocation.