Aretaeus of Cappadocia (fl. circa A.D. 50) De Causis et Signis Acutorum, et Diuturnorum Morborum

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Aretaeus of Cappadocia (fl. circa A.D. 50) De Causis et Signis Acutorum, et Diuturnorum Morborum. Leiden: Janssonios Vander, 1735.
Folio, edited by Herman Boerhaave (1668-1738),title printed in red and black, text in Greek and Latin, bound in mottled calfskin, gilt tooling; boards somewhat rubbed, joints tender, slight water stains to bottom edge of text, especially near the end of the text, 14 3/4 x 9 in.
This is the second edition of the writings of the first century Greek physician on acute and chronic diseases prepared by Boerhaave, the Dutch physician and botanist.
Estimate $400-600


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