Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

The Surgical Works of Percivall Pott. 2 volumes bound in one (Complete)

Birmingham: The Classics of Medicine Library, 1985. Limited edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 508, [2], 493, [1]pp. Original gold-tooled leather with gold lettering on spine. Raised bands. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Ribbon marker. Publisher's booklet laid in. Remarkable facsimile of the 1778 first edition of "The Surgical Works of Percivall Pott" the influential 18th-century London surgeon. Pott was one of the first physicians to describe many medical conditions, some of which now bear his name. Following an apprenticeship under surgeon Edward Nourse, Pott joined the staff at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, initially as an assistant, and later as a senior surgeon and professor, serving there from 1744 through 1787. Toward the end of the century, Pott had built up one of the most successful surgical practices in London. Binding and interior in fine condition. vg. Item #32582

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