The Morbid Anatomy of Some of the Most Important Parts of the Human Body.
by BAILLIE, Matthew (1761-1823)
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- Hardcover
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Montreux, Switzerland
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About This Item
Birmingham:: Classics of Medicine Library, 1986., 1986. 8vo. [viii], xxviii, 314, [2] pp. Gilt decorated black leather, raised bands, all edges gilt. Fine. Special limited edition reprinting the 1793 edition. "Baillie was a nephew and pupil of William Hunter. The above is the first systematic textbook of morbid anatomy, treating the subject for the first time as an independent science. See also Nos. 2736, 3167.1. Baillie was the last and most eminent owner of the famous gold-headed cane" -Garrison and Morton 2281.
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- Bookseller
- Jeff Weber Rare Books (CH)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MM13282
- Title
- The Morbid Anatomy of Some of the Most Important Parts of the Human Body.
- Author
- BAILLIE, Matthew (1761-1823)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Classics of Medicine Library, 1986.
- Place of Publication
- Birmingham:
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Anatomy
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