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1827 Historical and Descriptive Account of George Heriot's HospitalEdinburgh: 1827An association copy of this very scare, illustrated study of the history of Edinburgh's George Heriot Hospital.
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1887 The Hunterian Oration Delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons of EnglandLondon: 1887A first edition, association copy of William Scovell Savory's Hunterian Oration delivered to the Royal College of Surgeons.
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1981 An Account of Two Successful Operations for Restoring A Lost Nose from the Integuments of the ForeheadBirmingham: 1981A wonderfully bound Special Edition of this record of medical history, with illustrations throughout.
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Signed1902 Ligaments: their Nature and MorphologyLondon: 1902Work on ligaments written by eminent surgeon John Sutton-Bland, containing inscription to anatomist and controversial figure Arthur Keith
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1835-1836 De la Compression de l'Aorte; De la CephalotripsieParis: 1835-1836Three very scarce first editions of medical publications regarding pregnancy and birth from Louis-Auguste Baudelocque, in a sumptuous signed binding and presentation case from Rene Simier.
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Signed1901 Impressions of a Doctor in KhakiLondon: 1901A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this Doctor's account of his service during the Second Boer War. Presented to a colleague at the Cape Town military hospital.
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1761 Observations on the Diseases of the ArmyLondon: 1761A fascinating eighteenth-century medical work on the diseases of army personnel, the personal copy of Scottish physician John Lewis Petit.
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1861 On the Parasitic Affections of the SkinLondon: 1861A scarce first edition medical study of parasitic skin conditions, from the founder of the Glasgow Hospital and Dispensary for Diseases of the Skin.
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1881-1903 Archiv fr Wissenschaftliche und Praktische TierheilkundeBerlin: 1881-1903An important collection of volumes on veterinary science.
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1774 Traite des Maladies Chirurgicales, et des Opertations Qui Leur ConviennentParis: 1774A first edition of Jean Louis Petit's general treatise on surgical operations, with many fold-out plates.
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1827 De La Lithotritie Civiale Simier Royal Binding Bourbon Restoration 1st EdParis: 1827An important surgical work in a beautiful tooled binding by the Binder to the restored Bourbon King of France. A beautifully bound, first edition of this surgical work by celebrated surgeon Jean Civiale.
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1889 Suppuration and Septic Diseases Lectures W.W.Cheyne Signed Gilbert BarlingEdinburgh and London: 1889A rare collection of three lectures delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons of England in February 1888, on suppuration and septic diseases.