MEDICINE/DENTISTRY] - Lot 65

MEDICINE/DENTISTRY] JOURDAIN] Treatise on Diseases and Truly Surgical Operations of the Mouth and Related Parts, Followed by Notes, Observations, and Interesting Consultations, Both Ancient and Modern, Paris, Valleyre, 1778 Two in-8 volumes in full calfskin, smooth spines richly decorated with: XLVIIJ, 535 pages, 4 plates; 662 pages, (2), 3 folding plates. First edition of this study by Dr. Anselme Jourdain (1731–1816), considered the first specialized work on oral surgery and marking a significant advance in the history of dentistry. Illustrated with 7 engraved plates depicting instruments or illustrating oral diseases and malformations. Covers rubbed, spine split.