$492
Monro, Alexander (1697-1767) Traite D'Osteologie. Paris: Guillaume Cavelier, 1759. First edition in French, first illustrated edition, over-sized folio, engraved vignette to title, lacking the frontispiece, volume two only, illustrated with thirty-one numbered sets of paired plates (sixty-two in total) each showing a shaded representation of skeletons and skeletal parts and a depiction of the identical subject and composition in a linear style with lettered parts, [typographical title], 213-317; the text consisting of explication of the parts depicted in the plates; untrimmed, with deckle edges throughout, bound in blue paste-paper-covered boards, very worn, sewing perished, dusty throughout, 23 x 17 in. Estimate $400-600 Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2019-11-11