Paris: Gabon, 1823. Supplement au Traite Pratique de Hernies. Trans. from the Italian by M. Cayol. 2 volumes [8vo. text plus folio plates]. 21 fine copper plates and 14 in outline after Faustino Anderloni (1766-1847), light foxing, thin folio, cloth- backed marbled boards. Paris: Gabon, 1823. Very good (+). One of the greatest classics on hernia, from which derive the eponyms "Scarpa's fascia" and "Scarpa's triangle" of the thigh. The magnificent anatomical plates, drawn and engraved to perfection, represent their..... More