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GALL, Franz Joseph (1758-1828) and Johann Caspar SPURZHEIM (1776-1832). Anatomie et physiologie du systme nerveux en gnral, et du cerveau en particulier. Paris: Chez F. Schoell, 1810-1819.
5 volumes in 3 (including plate atlas), 2o (508 x 341 mm). 100 engraved plates. Modern half mottled calf. FIRST EDITION. "Introduced the theory of localization of cerebral function, although in a somewhat fantastic form. This pioneer attempt to map out the cerebral cortex according to function gave rise to the pseudo-science of phrenology. The work also contains some important additions to the knowledge of cerebral anatomy" (Garrison-Morton 1389). Heirs of Hippocrates 1159; Wellcome III, p. 84. (3)
5 volumes in 3 (including plate atlas), 2