FRANCO, Pierre

"Gr. in-8°, [iv]-clxiv, ii, 382 pp. Very nice contemp. full calf, spine elaborately gilt-tooled, red title shield, gilt-lettered, red edges (Upper outer hinge weakening) ""Pierre Franco (1505-1578) was a brilliant surgeon of the Renaissance, a contemporary of Ambroise Paré. He made an impact on the history of surgery with his innovative approaches in the treatment of hernia and lithotomy."" We add: La Grande Chirurgie de Guy de CHAULIAC... par E. Nicaise. Paris, Gemer Bailliere, Felix Alcan, 1890. Gr. in-8°, (IV, CXCI, I (blank), 747, I (blank) pp. Cloth binding. ""Guy de Chauliac (+1368) was the most eminent surgeon of his time"" Cf. Garrison & Morton 5556 (2)"