[Rarebooks] FS: 1st Eng. trans. of Saint-Yves "A New Treatise on the Diseases of the Eyes..." London: 1741

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(MEDICINE) Saint-Yves, Charles de. A NEW TREATISE ON THE DISEASES OF THE EYES. Containing Proper Remedies... with Some New Discoveries in the Structure of the Eye... Together with the Author's Answer to M. Mouchard. Translated from the Original French. By J. Stockton M.D. London: For the Society of Booksellers for Promoting Learning... 1741. 8vo. xxiv,319;19,(15)pp. Index. Very nicely rebound in full polished calf, "antique style," gilt spine with 5 raised bands and red morocco label.    $650.00 (trade discount allowed)
The scarce first English translation of the French original (1722). GM 5827 (listing both editions) states, "records the removal of a cataract 'en masse' from a living subject." THE BECKER COLLECTION OF OPTHALMOLOGY (#322) only records the French original.

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