MONRO, Alexander; SUE, Jean-Jacques - Lot 2

MONRO, Alexander; SUE, Jean-Jacques Traité d'Ostéologie, translated from English by M. Monro ; où l'on a ajouté des planches en taille-douce, qui représentent au naturel tous les os de l'adulte et du foetus avec leurs explications. Paris, Guillaume Cavelier, 1759. 2 parts in one vol. in-plano, front, (1) f., XXXII, 212 pp., (1) f., pag. 213 to 317, 31 plates h. t. in double state, russeting, wetness, spotting, marginal oil stains, several wormholes on inner margin without affecting text, light stains on p. 101, binding receding, corners worn, tear at bottom of pge 217, some plates yellowed and some rust stains. First French edition translated by J.J. Sue, father of Eugène Sue. It contains a frontispiece and 31 superb large plates drawn by Torsis, printed on heavy paper in two states (62 engraved plates). The very thick laid paper used for the print run was specially manufactured for this edition. (Choulant-Franck 324). First edition