Estimate € 300 - 500
Sold € 280
Auction: 19 September 2023 at 15:00
PANIZZA, Bartolomeo (1785-1867) - Sopra il sistema linfatico dei rettili. Ricerche zootomiche. Pavia: Pietro Bizzoni, 1833. A rare and large format renown work dedicated reptiles with illustrations by Cesare Ferreri. Panizza, professor of anatomy in Pisa, was a famous Italian anatomist. The work is fundamental for the study of the lymphatic system in vertebrates and it was also the first to describe the lymphatic hearts of reptiles. Elephant folio (658 x 472mm). 6 plates drawn and engraved by Cesare Ferreri (some light foxing and staining, margins lightly browned). Modern half green canvas.
Estimate € 300 - 500