Medicine - 18th Century from Thomas Dorn ABAA

London: [Probably printed by William Boyer for Cheselden], 1733., 1733. Folio. [29] ff. Engraved frontispiece and title with camera obscure vignette, engraved dedication leaves, comparative plates and head and tail-pieces. Illustrated with a double set of human osteology plates: 56 lettered plates with verso text (the last plate having deer on verso). In addition there are 56 plates without letters… Read more about this item

Paris, la vievue Alix, 1741., 1741. First French edition. 2 Volumes (complete). 12mos. Frontispiece engraving. xcviii, 346 pp. + [2] pp. Approbation + 47 pp. Avis.; vi, 365 pp. + [5] pp. Approbation + 119 pp. Suite de L'Orthopedie ou Observations de M. Andry. Engraved frontispiece and 14 engraved copperplates. Contemporary mottled calf, raised spinal bands, printed spinal morocco labels.… Read more about this item

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees Orme, and Brown, 1818., 1818. First printing. 8vo. vii, 329 pp. Illustrated with 6 copperplates 2 of which are hand-colored. Original contemporary tree calf, partially rebacked, retaining original covers and the richly gilt spine; marbled endpapers. Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie (1783-1862) was one of the best known British surgeons of his day, attending many prominent people… Read more about this item

St. Petersburg: Typographia Academiae Scientiarum, 1742., 1742. First edition. 4to. 276 pp. Illustrated with 26 fold-out copperplate engravings (all present). Bound in contemporary boards, expertly rebacked in leather, raised bands, gilt leather spinal label. Bookplate A. Bernadardes de Oliveira front pastedown. Weitbrecht (1702-1747) is known for Weitbrechts ligament (of the elbow), Weitbrechts foramen ovale (in glenohumeral ligaments of shoulder), and… Read more about this item

Limerick: A. Wewlsh, 1765., 1765. First printing. 8vo. xl, 289 pp. Nicely rebound in modern 1/2 leather with tan cloth over boards; new endpapers. OHalloran (1728-1807) was a prominent Irish surgeon who practiced in Limerick. A bridge in modern Limerick is named after him. Pages age toned, later margins with some fraying, corner of one leaf chipped. Very good minus.… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1804., 1804. First edition in English. Translated from the French by M. Farrell. Two volumes (complete). 8vos. xii, 372 pp; viii, 339 pp. + [4] pp. Ads. Illustrated with four engraved plates. Rebound in modern 1/2 white cloth and paper-covered boards; printed papers spinal labels. Baron Alexis Boyer (1757-1833) was the son of a tailor, first obtained… Read more about this item

London: A.Millar; D. Wilson; and T. Durham; and T.Payne, 1761., 1761. 8vo. xxvii, 435 pp. + [33] pp. Index +[1] page Errata. Contemporary full calf with raised spinal bands. The work which founded modern military medicine: Pringle (1707-1782) was Physician-General of the British Army from 1744-1752. Ex library (Med Soc of the County of Kings, stamp, bookplate). Front cover detatched… Read more about this item

London: Millar and D. Wilson and T. Payne, 1752., 1752. First printing. 8vo. xxiii, 431 pp. + [1] page Errata. Contemporary full calf binding with raised spinal bands. The work which founded modern military medicine: Pringle (1707-1782) was Physician-General of the British Army from 1744-1752. His books lay down the principles of military sanitation and hospital ventilation, pioneered in antisepsis,… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: G. Hamilton and J. Balfour, 1750. Fifth edition, 1750. 12mo. vii, 429 pp. Rebacked in 1/2 leather, printed morocco spinal label; marbled endpapers. This Anatomy was the starting point of Monro s (1697-1767) career. It remained the standard for fifty years, and was, aside from Monro s brilliant teaching, his main contribution to medical information. Tight, very good; contents… Read more about this item

London: 1798. Printed for Messrs. Murray and Highly in Fleet-Street, 1798., 1798. First edition. 8vo. Frontispiece full-page engraving. xii, 214 pp. Illustrated with 14 plates. Beautifully rebound with modern leather, raised spinal bands and gilt title. Timothy Sheldrake, Jr (the younger) (1759-1806) was a trussmaker of some distinction whose practical experience won him the respect of several influential physicians including… Read more about this item

Baltimore: Joseph Cushing,. 1814., 1814. First American edition from the second Paris edition. With Notes by the Translator. Two volumes (complete). 8vos. xxiii, 415 pp.; 434 pp. Rebound in modern cloth with new endpapers. Larrey (1768-1842) studied under Desault at L Hotel Dieu. He became the greatest military surgeon in history. He was present at all of Napoleon s great… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Haswell, Barrington, and Haswell, 1838., 1838. First printing. 8vo. 240 pp. Illustrated, including six plates. Rebound in gray paper over boards with printed spinal paper label. Contains John Reid's An Experimental Investigation into The Functions of the Eighth Pair of Nerves; Professor Ehrenberg's Observations of the Structure Hitherto Unknown of the Nervous System in Man and Animals; Professor Stromeyer's… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: Printed for James Watson and Co. and G. Mudie; and J. Murray, London, 1793. 1st ed., 1793. 2 volumes. 8vos. xiv, 453 pp.; viii, 549 pp. + [1] page errata. Contemporary full calf with raised spinal bands. "The first to differentiate between gonorrhea and syphilis" (Garrison-Morton 5200, 2378). Ex library (shellaced numbers spines, bookplates front pastedowns, pockets rear). Boards… Read more about this item

Lyon: Geofroy Regnault, 1760, 1761. 1st ed., 1760. Two books bound together. 8vo. x, 526 pp.; 1 leaf (list of plates, listing only two), and 5 folding engraved plates on 3 sheets (two plates are numbered 1 and two numbered 2, plates 2 and 3 are on the same sheet); 111 pp. Quarter bound in modern brown leather with raised… Read more about this item

Amsterdam: Janssonius Waesberghe, 1739. 1st ed., 1739. First Latin edition. Two volumes. 4to. Frontispiece portrait of Heister. Tiles in red and black. [2] pp. Copye van de Privilegie, [10] pp. Praefatio; 715 pp.; 716-1249 pp. + [43] pp. Index + [1] page ad Bibliopegum + [3] pp. Corrigenda. 38 fold out engravings. Contemporary full leather with raised spinal bands. These… Read more about this item

Lausanne: Sumptibus Marci-Michael Bousquet, 1755, 1755. Two Volumes. 4tos. Vol. 1 Engraved frontispiece and vignette on title page. 606 pp. Illustrated with 8 engraved plates, some fold-out; Vol. 2 Engraved vignette on title page. 606 pp. Illustrated with 5 engraved plates, some fold-out. Both volumes bound in full calf with raised spinal bands, marbled endpapers and red-stained edges. Some loss… Read more about this item

Lausanne: Sumptibus Societas Typographicae, 1777. Edition Secunda., 1777. 8vo. xvi, 638 pp. Illustrated with three engravings. Modern blue buckram. Ex library with typical trappings. Text and engravings very good, unmarked. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Good.

London: Printed for A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, 1735., 1735. 8vo. [14] pp. Preface. 444 pp. + [4] pp. Index. Contemporary full brown calf binding, raised spinal bands. Front cover detached but present, contemporary full page notes on Boerhaave verso front free endpaper, contents unmarked. Good plus.. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Good.

Paris: Chez J. Th. Herrisant Pere, 1771., 1771. Translated by M. Le Moine. 12mo. xxii, 606 pp. Illustrated with 18 fold-out engravings (all present). Contemporary full calf. This book came from the Howard A. Kelly collection of John Hopkins (Signed "Gift of" bookplate front pastedown, signature and address front free endpaper). Boards detached, but present, significant wear to spine and… Read more about this item

1798, 1798. Single sheet (9 1/4" x 14 3/8") folded once, 4 pp., each 7 3/8" x 9 1/4". Addressed to his English publisher, Cadell and Davies, and dated July 12th, 1798. This 3 page letter (37 lines) is a timeless account of a frustrated famous author attempting to understand his publisher's inaction and motivate them to issue a new… Read more about this item