Winslow, Structure of the Human Body, 1743
An Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body. By James Benignus Winslow, Professor of Physick, Anatomy and Surgery in the University of Paris, Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences, and of the Royal Society at Berlin, &c. Translated from the French Original, By G. Douglas, M. D. Illustrated with Copper Plates. Vol I (and II). The Second Edition, Corrected. London: Printed for R. Ware, J. and P. Knapton, S. Birt, T. Longman, C. Hitch, C. Davis, and T. Astley. MDCCXLIII. (1743)
Complete in two volumes bound in one. New full speckled brown Cambridge binding raised bands, gilt, and red title label on spine. New end papers. Some damp staining in the gutter of the first signature. ¼ inch tear at top of B4. Finger smudge at bottom of C4 in vol II. Rare additional minor marginal stains. Minimal toning. A few small folded corners. Marginal toning of the last page of explanation of the plates. Plate 1 with 3 inch marginal tear at bottom of one fold (far from image) as well as damp stain along central crease in image. Damp stain into top of grid system but not in anatomic image of plate 2. 2 inch irregular tear at bottom of stump for plate 3, far from image, as well as small crease and damp stain touching top of image. Plate 4 toned along its fore-edge, and bottom corner folded, but not involving image. Overall, a bright and unmarked copy. Binding tight.
New ffep, blank, title –A4, a – b4, B – Tt4, Uu3 (Uu4 = title page to vol II), A - Zz4, Aaa2, IV folding plates, blank, new rfep.
xxiv, 334, x, 355 (9) plus IV folding plates (and two title pages).
See Heirs 759 for the first French edition of 1732. Jacques Benigne Winslow (1669-1760) "A native of Denmark, Winslow studied in Holland and France and received his medical degree at Paris. He taught at the Jardin du Roi in Paris for a number of years and numbered Haller among his pupils. An expert anatomist, he was among the first to discard physiological details and hypothetical explanations from his writings in order to concentrate solely on descriptive anatomy. He was a leader in condensing and systematizing the anatomical knowledge of his time. This is reflected in the present work which is unusually well-organized with clear descriptions of individual anatomical structures. Popular among teachers and students, the book was widely used as a text for nearly a century after its publication. Winslow's foramen and Winslow's ligament commemorate his name."
See also G-M 1314 for the first French edition: "The foramen between the greater and lesser sacs of the peritoneum (described on pages 352-65), is named after Winslow. ... -Sect. VI deals with the nerves. Winslow designated the ganglion chain “the grand sympathetic nerve”, and the smaller branches “the lesser sympathetic”, terms which remain today. The work includes a reprint of the text of Stensen, Discours sur I’anatomie du cerveau, Paris, 1669. English translation by G. Douglas, 2 vols., 1733-34. That includes the first English translation of Stensen's work."
