Surgical Observations on the Constitutional Origin and Treatment of Local Diseases; and on Aneurisms by John Abernethy - 1984

Birmingham: The Classics of Surgery Library, 1984. Limited edition. Hardcover. Octavo; Limited edition, 187/7500; Reprint of edition published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, London, 1809; VG; Hardcover; Spine, green with gold print, raised bands; Boards in green leather with gold print, clean and strong; Text block has gilt edges, marbled endpapers, marker ribbon, leather limited edition bookplate affixed to front pastedown, clean and tight; x, 292 pages. 1350426. FP New Rockville Stock.

London: Longman (1824). Volume 1, seventh edition, in fair condition in half calf with marbles boards. Some splitting to spine and staining to initial pages. Binding solid.

Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green. Fair. 1829. Eleventh Edition. Hardcover. Hardback in an original binding of paper on boards, quite worn at the spine and corners, name on front pastedown otherwise no inscriptions. xii + 346 pages + 8pp publishers adverts in front for April 1829 .

Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, And Brown, 1822. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 6th edition. This copy has been rebound in modern black buckram cloth with new end papers. 346 pages. Last page states " End of the First Volume". Light foxing. .

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green,, 1829. 3/4 tan leather w/faded gilt titles; moderate wear at all extremities; marbled boards; owner's names, plate; 346 clean, unmarked, bright pages. 11th. LeatherBound. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8 Vo.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London:: Longman . . . 1809; Birmingham: Classics of Surgery Library, 1984., 1809. 23 cm. x, 292 pp. Full dark green gilt-stamped cowhide, a.e.g. Fine. "First ligation of the external iliac artery for aneurysm. Abernethy performed the operation in 1796." See: Garrison and Morton 2928.

London: Longmans, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1827 . Hardback. Good. 9.5" by 6.5". None. The ninth edition of surgeon John Abernethy's popular medical work. The ninth edition of this work from English surgeon John Abernethy, best remembered today for giving his name to the Abernethy biscuit.First published in 1809, this work discusses the origins and treatments of various ailments, and with a particular focus on aneurysms. The work includes discussion of syphilis, urethral diseases, and digestive system ailments.Retaining the original half title.With eight pages of advertisements to the start of the work.This was a popular early work on medical science. In the publisher's original paper covered boards. Losses of paper to back strip head and tail. Small loss of paper spine label at rear joint. Handling marks to boards. Joint heads and tails starting, with boards firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with spotting throughout. Good

London:: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, 1826., 1826. 8vo. (224 x 138 mm) xii, 346pp. Uncut, publisher's 8 pp. catalogue dated Feb. 1826. Original blue paper boards, brown paper spine, printed paper label; spine worn, missing head and tail pieces of spine, front cover partially detached. Bookseller's label, Henry Start, Antiquarian Bookseller, Wolverhampton; inscribed by J. Parrott and Biggam M.D. on half-title. Eighth Edition. This author's primary work was first issued in 1809-10 in two volumes and reached their final form in the sixth edition of 1817. "A pupil of John Hunter, Abernethy became a leading surgeon in London. He was most industrious, and it is said that not even on his wedding day did he fail to give his usual daily lecture at St. Bartholomew's hospital. His book was, in the view of D'Arcy Power, epoch-making." In the first edition on pp. 234-292, ". . .is recorded the first successful ligation of the external iliac artery for aneurysm, an operation carried out by Abernethy in… Read More