Hippocrates (c. 460-c. 370 BC) Magni Coacae Praenotiones , ed. Louis Duret (1527-1586)

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Hippocrates (c. 460-c. 370 BC) Magni Coacae Praenotiones, ed. Louis Duret (1527-1586) Paris: Billaine, 1621.
Folio, title printed in red and black, with engraved vignette, large Greek text with Latin translation and extended Latin commentaries composed by Duret, the chief royal physician to Charles IX (1550-1574) and Henry III (1551-1589) of France, bound in full later parchment over boards, ex libris Aubin-Boulouneix, bookplate pasted inside the front board (perhaps Simon-Joseph, a Canadian physician of the 19th century),the text water stained, some leaves browned, text block becoming detached from the binding, 13 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.
Estimate $600-800


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