HIPPOCRATE - Lot 41

HIPPOCRATE "Aphorismes d'Hippocrate", 1811 Translated on the Greek text, according to the collation of the Manuscripts of the Imperial Library; with a Dissertation on these manuscripts, and the Variants Bookplate of Docteur Lucien Cornil Printed by Crochard, Paris, 1811 Gilt edges Leather cover Good condition, tear to frontispiece, tear to upper spine, foxing 16 x 10 cm Provenance: library of Dr. Lucien Cornil Note: M. de Mercy was a doctor of medicine from the Faculty of Paris, a private tutor in Greek medicine, and a member of several learned societies. Lucien Cornil (1888-1952) was a French physician, professor of pathological anatomy and bibliophile, known for having left his ex-libris on numerous medical and scientific works.