Item #16416 Treatise on the Venom of the Viper ; on the American Poisons ; and on the Cherry Laurel, and some other Vegetable Poisons. To which are annexed, Observations on the Primitive Structure of the Animal Body; Different Experiments on the. Felix Fontana, translated from the original, Joseph Skinner, Abbe Felice Fontana.
Treatise on the Venom of the Viper ; on the American Poisons ; and on the Cherry Laurel, and some other Vegetable Poisons. To which are annexed, Observations on the Primitive Structure of the Animal Body; Different Experiments on the ...
Treatise on the Venom of the Viper ; on the American Poisons ; and on the Cherry Laurel, and some other Vegetable Poisons. To which are annexed, Observations on the Primitive Structure of the Animal Body; Different Experiments on the ...
Treatise on the Venom of the Viper ; on the American Poisons ; and on the Cherry Laurel, and some other Vegetable Poisons. To which are annexed, Observations on the Primitive Structure of the Animal Body; Different Experiments on the ...
Treatise on the Venom of the Viper ; on the American Poisons ; and on the Cherry Laurel, and some other Vegetable Poisons. To which are annexed, Observations on the Primitive Structure of the Animal Body; Different Experiments on the ...

Treatise on the Venom of the Viper ; on the American Poisons ; and on the Cherry Laurel, and some other Vegetable Poisons. To which are annexed, Observations on the Primitive Structure of the Animal Body; Different Experiments on the ...

London: John Cuthell 1795. Vol 1: xix, [1-blank],409, [1-blank],xiv (index). Vol 2: (2), ii, [1-blank], [1-errata], [1]-395], [1-blank], xiv (index), vi (explanation of plates), 10 folding plates, vii-xxii (continuation of explanation of plates) 8vo. Contemporary calf with red spine labels and simple gold rules. Rubbing and wear to the leather on both volumes, mostly at corners and head/tail spine. Volume 1 front joint split top 2 inches, headband lacking, otherwise sound. Volume 2 front joint split but holding (hinge fine), rear joint split top 2 inches. Spines darkened, most strongly at the base of Volume 2. 3 previous owners' names "Jacob Dewees" (with nice early paper label), O. H. Gibbs Physician and Surgeon Waldon Mich. Stamp, and signature of John P. Jacobs. Occasional foxing, light browning to the pages. Good. Boards. [16416]


"The starting point of modern investigations of serpent venoms. This work also includes Fontana's description of the ciliary canal in the eye of an ox. This structure does not appear in the human eye, but certain spaces in the trabeculra meshwork are often referred to as the spaces of Fontana. The greatly expanded French translation, 2 vols, 1781, includes Fontana's work on the anatomy of the nerves and nerve regeneration. Vol 2 discusses American poisons." (G/M referring to the first edition in Italian, "Ricerche fisiche sopra il veleno della vipera". Lucca, J. Giusti, 1767).

Fontana, an Italian abbot, "was a distinguished naturalist and physiologist whose original and important researches on serpent venoms were published in Italian in 1767."

The second English language edition of this work, derived from the greatly expanded French translation of 1781. This 1795 edition appears to be scarcer than the first English language edition (of 1787), both in the trade and institutionally.

Heirs of Hippocrates 3rd edition online #997 (or #628 in the 1980 print edition), Garrison/Morton #2103.

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