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Boston: T R Marvin, 1844. New Edition Much Enlarged. Hardcover. Good. 499p octavo, illustrated, moderate wear and staining to the original brown cloth, wearing along the edges. Exlibrary "medical Center Library" but with no external markings

Boston: Lilly & Wait and Carter & Hendee, 1832. SECOND AMERICAN EDITION. With 34 engraved plates (4 folding). Brown cloth with spine label; interior in good condition with minor foxing. Ownership stamp of the City Library of Manchester.

London: John Churchill, 1842. Cloth. Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. The new edition of this fascinating medical work on fractures and dislocations of the joints by influential surgeon Astley Cooper. The new edition of this highly regarded reference work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Bookplate to the verso of the front free end paper. Ink inscription to the title page. Sir Astley Cooper (1768-1841) was a British surgeon who made important contributions to otology, vascular surgery, the anatomy and pathology of the mammary glands and testicles, and the pathology and surgery of hernia. This is his work on dislocations and fractures of the joints, in the new edition edited by his nephew Bransby B. Cooper (1792-1853) who was also a surgeon. 32 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally sound, though with light marks and shelf wear to the boards. Small tears to the cloth at the joints and losses to the head and tail of the… Read More

London: Published for the author by Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green; T and G. Underwood; & Cox & Son, 1824. 4th Edition . Very Good Minus. 9.5 x 12 inches (24 x 30.5 cm). Recent half morocco leather binding with original marbled boards. Spine has four raised bands. Boards have some marking and tears. Foxing and marking to endpapers, foxing to text. Complete with all 34 engraved plates and 37 explanation leaves, includes the fold-out tab to plate XXX. All plates and have foxing and staining. Garrison-Morton 4412.1: Through this and numerous subsequent editions this was the principal reference work on the subject in England and America for 30 years. Many later clinical modifications were developed from Cooper’s methods. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 9.5 x 12 inches (24 x 30.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: Large 4to. xxiv, 518, [2], 34 plates plus 37 explanation leaves.

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees etc., 1822. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 4to (293 x 234 mm). ix [3], 562, [62] pp., 30 engraved plates by J. C. Canton, each plate accompanied by leaf with descriptive letterpress, one plate with fold-out flap, one plate hand-colored; errata printed on final leaf verso. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards, spine with gilt ruling and gilt-lettered label (boards and extremities rubbed). Light even age-toning of text and plates, plate description leaves somewhat browned at outer margins and with light offsetting from plates, very minor spotting in places, final plates with very light dampstaining at upper fore-margin; title page creased. A very good, clean copy. ---- VERY RARE FIRST EDITION of the most famous work of case studies on fractures and dislocations ever published. Cooper's work became the standard work in its era for British, American and even Continental surgeons. "Many later clinical… Read More