A Letter from Mr. William Sharp, Surgeon to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, to James Parsons, M. D. F. R. S. containing an Account of a new-invented Instrument for fractured Legs
by William Sharp
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- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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Beachwood, Ohio, United States
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"A Letter from Mr. William Sharp, Surgeon to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, to James Parsons, M. D. F. R. S. containing an Account of a new-invented Instrument for fractured Legs" describes a device consisting of "two splints of strong pasteboard, made with glew, to be fastened upon a fractured leg, by three straps which surround the whole", which, according to the author, "...appears to me preferable to any I have hitherto known...". The letter, on the first three pages of the item, is followed by a detailed description of the device and how it can be used.
The item is a First Edition, extracted and disbound from The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Vol. 57, Part I For the Year 1767, pages 80-87, with one large extended plate. This volume of the transactions was published in London in 1768. The disbound item is approximately 6 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches and in good/very good condition.
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- Seller
- Pages For Sages (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1546
- Title
- A Letter from Mr. William Sharp, Surgeon to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, to James Parsons, M. D. F. R. S. containing an Account of a new-invented Instrument for fractured Legs
- Author
- William Sharp
- Format/Binding
- Paper covers
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Royal Society of London
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1768
- Pages
- 8
- Size
- 6 x 9
- Weight
- 0.04 lbs
- Keywords
- Medical, Fractures, Vintage
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medical;
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