THE COMMENTARIES UPON THE APHORISMS OF DR. HERMAN BOERHAAVE...CONCERNING THE KNOWLEDGE AND CURE OF THE SEVERAL DISEASES INCIDENT TO HUMAN BODIES (VOLUME I ONLY)

John and Paul Knapton, 1744. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Garrison Morton 2200. Van Sweeten was Boerhaave's student who transplanted his style of teaching to Vienna and founded the Vienna School of Medicine [Garrison Morton 2200]. He spent years on his translation of Boerhaave's works. An presentable copy in contemporary calf, lacking the front and back free endpapers. The front board has been discreetly reattached. Very Good binding.