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Hippocrates (460 BC-370 BC) Divini Hippocratis Aphorismorum, id est Selectarum Maxime que Ratarum Sententiarum Paraphrasis Poetica. Frankfurt: Wechel, 1579. Octavo, edited by Andreas Ellinger (1526-1582),bound in contemporary parchment worn and discolored, foxing and some stains to contents, ex libris Harold Bowditch, with his bookplate inside the front board6 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.
Estimate $300-500
A-T8, Aa-Dd8, Ee4.
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Harold Bowditch, Andreas Ellinger, FrankfurtJohn Dorfman
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