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The Principles of Surgery. By John Bell, Surgeon. Abridged by J. Augustine Smith, of the Royal College of Surgery, London, and Professor of Anatomy and Surgery in the College of Physicians and Surgeons in the University of the State of New York. With Notes and Additions. New-York: Printed and Sold by Collins and Perkins, No. 189, Pearl-Street. 1810. First American Edition, xii, 562 pp, 8.5 x 5.5", 8vo. **Seven full-page engraved plates adjacent to: 25 pp, 60 pp, 154 pp, 236 pp, 315 pp, 395 pp, & 505 pp. In fair condition. Brown leather boards scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Head and tail of spine rubbed, but intact. Water dampness stain along fore-edge of front board. Leather covered boards generally scuffed; leather torn at top corner of rear board. Red leather title label bright; gilt lettering soiled but still legible. Some age-staining around bottom corners of preliminary pages from water dampness stain on front board. Previous ownership signature, in ink, found on title page: "Wm. Patten's". Normal age-related toning throughout text-block; with some instances of age-staining and foxing, mostly around plates. All plates present - a complete work. Binding tight and intact. Please see photos. John Bell (1763-1820) was a Scottish anatomist and surgeon. After completing his professional education at Edinburgh, he carried on from 1790 in Surgeons' Square, an anatomical lecture-theatre, where, in spite of much opposition, due partly to the unconservative character of his teaching, he attracted large audiences to his lectures, in which he was for a time assisted by his younger brother Charles. From 1793 to 1795, he published Discourses on the Nature and Cure of Wounds. He is considered, along with Pierre-Joseph Desault and John Hunter, to be a founder of the modern surgery of the vascular system. A man of compassion, Bell made many enemies because he was outspoken about the unnecessary pain and suffering inflicted by incompetent surgeons practicing in Scotland. In 1800, he became involved in an unfortunate controversy with James Gregory (1753-1821), the professor of medicine at Edinburgh. Gregory attacked the system whereby the fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons at Edinburgh acted in rotation as surgeons at the Royal infirmary, with the result that the younger fellows were then excluded. Bell, who was among the younger, composed an Answer for the Junior Members (1800). After Bell's exclusion from the infirmary he ceased to lecture and devoted himself to study and practice. Bell was also a talented artist, and was one of the few medical men to illustrate his own work. The plates in this work are attributed to "J. Bell. delt." & "F. Kearny.Sc." A First American Edition with in-text engravings and full-page plates! Binding is intact. Gift quality. RAREA1810DPRB 04/24 - HK1492. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers RAREA1810DPRB
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