Firenze, Giuseppe Allegrini, 1768, in-8vo, frontispiece portrait of the author (engraved by Joannes Lapi after Anna Piattoli) + 6 leaves + 286 p. (p. 23-24 vertical tear) + 5 leaves + 8 (of 9) explan. leaves (explan. leaf to plate 2 is missing) + 9 engraved plates (par "S.M.", plate 2 somewhat stained, plate 5 with a few tiny pen drawings, extreme border of pl. 7 torn off), some engraved head and tail vignettes light staining mainly in the lower margin, slight worming in the outer upper corner, 19th century half calf binding, some gold tooled decoration on spine, rubbed and scratched mainly to covers and edges.
Very rare. Petrus Paulus Tanaron was an Italian army physician and surgeon, Toscane. On the titlepage the auther is named ‘Dottore di Medicina, Professore di Chirurgia, Socio dell'Accademia Etrusca di Cortona & ‘Chirurgo del Reggiamento Reale Toscano’. Blake 444; Waller 9459; Hirsch -; Hoefer NBG -.
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