HAVERS, Clopton

Disputatio ... respiratione....

Utrecht: Halma, 1685. 4to. 23 pp. FIRST EDITION. With title-vignette and fine initial letter. Heavy wrappers with title-vignette reproduced on upper cover. Manuscript corrections in a neat hand and some skillful backing to the corners, but a very good copy. Item #2077

First edition. The author's name is commemorated in the term "Haversian canals," still used to describe the minute channels which carry blood and lymph vessels and nerves to supply the surrounding bone.

Price: $450.00