|  | Authors: Jean-Marie Le Minor, Henri Sick, Simon Finch, Dr Jean-Marie / Sick Le Minor
Publisher: TASCHEN America Llc
List Price: $70.00
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Seller: boulderbookstore
Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 207811
Languages: English (Original Language), German (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Unknown), German (Unknown), French (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 25th
Pages: 544
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 12
Dimensions (in): 15.1 x 11.1 x 2.3
ISBN: 3836508656
Dewey Decimal Number: 611
EAN: 9783836508650
ASIN: 3836508656
Publication Date: October 1, 2008
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Condition: A NEW book from our shelves - Boulder's local bookstore since 1973.
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Magnificent October 30, 2007
R. Andrade (Rio de Janeiro - BR)
This is a magnificent book. It was edited first in the 1800's and the drawings are excellent. It is very useful for teaching anatomy as well as to review historically some "primitive" surgical techniques.
 Very heavy and amazing October 28, 2007
Kevin M. Brennan
I was astounded at the sheer size of this book. As a medical illustrator/animator and anatomy book collector, this is one of my favorites, but it is a bit cumbersome if being stored on a bookshelf (it comes with its own cardboard carrying case). It can definitely be used as a coffee table book; but I would advise against letting people leaf through the surgery section if they are eating....
I was however; very disappointed that the labels had been removed. Also, some of the pages in the introduction are in french and german. Nonetheless, I can highly recommend this book if it not being used as a reference text, not only for it thoroughness, but the beauty of its artwork and the uniqueness of its style.
I can't put it down... May 23, 2007
M. K. Solberg (Dallas, TX)
Beautiful drawings! I am so happy to see perspectives and layers that are glossed over in most modern anatomical illustrations, esp various depictions of fascia. Striking detail -- I am so pleased I went with the large format of this book. If it didn't weigh 25 lbs I wouldn't be able to put it down!
Taschen, Fat Possum, Criterion: These Guys Have All My Money December 17, 2005
Tome Raider (California, United States)
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
I don't have any particular interest in anatomy, although I do like to do a little of my own research when some body part is misbehaving. This massive book will certainly assist in the future...it has to be the gold-standard of anatomy books. And Taschen has done yet another magnificent job producing one of these major historic works. Folks, this book is staggering, in both size and quality. It is HUGE (perhaps four times the size of an average "coffee-table book") and heavy and beautifully produced: Cloth-bound cover, incredible paper quality, magnificent color reproduction...and enormous scope. Page after page of....well, blood and guts, assorted organs, skeletons, bones and skulls.
But that's what we're made of, and even though I maybe got a little nauseous by page 700, it was an amazing voyage through the human body. And even though these plates are well over a hundred years old, I presume we have not evolved so much that anything here is outdated or obsolete. Bottom-line: if you have the slightest interest in anatomy, you MUST buy this book. This is an heirloom quality edifice.
I should also mention that if you have friends or family who are medical students, doctors, or some other type of "medical professional," or athletic trainer, this might be the best gift you could give them. Not only will they enjoy it from an aesthetic perspective, they may use it on occasion in the course of their work. This thing seems like it might be really useful for anyone trying to visualize a region of the body. And there is an extensive section dedicated to various (perhaps outdated) surgical techniques and medical apparatus.
Taschen does it yet again. I see Taschen as being to books as Criterion is to DVDs and Fat Possum is to music. These companies lovingly excavate these lost or unknown treasures and present them for all of us to enjoy in an ultra-high quality package. This may not be good for my savings account but my bookshelves are a cultural treasure trove.
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