"Les oeuvres d'Ambroise Paré consiller et premier chirurgien - Lot 47

"Les oeuvres d'Ambroise Paré consiller et premier chirurgien du roi" (The works of Ambroise Paré, consiller and first surgeon to the king) Tenth revised and corrected edition Ex libris Lucien Cornil Book restored: glued in places and bound Leather cover Red edges Good condition, foxing, damp stains, hole in table of contents 34 x 22 cm Provenance: library of Dr. Lucien Cornil Note: Ambroise Paré was a 16th-century French surgeon, considered the father of modern surgery for his humanistic and technical innovations, particularly in the treatment of war wounds. He worked for kings Henri II (1547-1559), François II (1559-1560), Charles IX (1560-1574), Henri III (1574-1589) as surgeon to the king and of the battlefields.