[Rarebooks] FS: The Zamorano Press and the Botica: California’s First Medical Book

[Karen Howell]

Offered today:

Robert J. MOES (1905-1988).

The Zamorano Press and the Botica: California’s First Medical Book.

LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies, designed and printed by Richard J. Hoffman and bound by Mel Kavin. 

4to.  11 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches.  (26) pp.  Half-title, double-page title page printed in red and black with a large red initial Z and self-portrait of Augustin Zamorano in red, facsimile of Zamorano's signature, illustration of the Ramage Press used by Zamorano in 1834, running heads, 1 large initial T; text clean, unmarked.  Two-toned cloth, spine titled in gilt, illustration of the Ramage press stamped in gilt on the top cover; binding square and tight.  Fine. 

The text reproduces extracts from the Botica printed by Augustin Zamorano in 1838 in Sonoma.  The original publication was small and its text was based on authorities such as the ancient physician, Galen (129-216 CE).  At the time of the current publication, only 3 copies were known; the one used for this work at the Los Angeles County Medical Association Library, the Huntington Library, and the Boston Public Library.  This volume honors the work not for its medical value but for its very early date for printing in California, and its extreme rarity. 

$ 50

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