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Philadelphia: Blanchard and Lea, 1853. 520 pages, plus eight plates of which four are double paged. Followed by 32 pages of ads. Blind stamped cloth covers show wear at spine ends, and a little at corners. Gilt stamped lettering on spine remains good. Small sticker of a previous owner is seen on the front paste down. There are just a few small penciled notes on the end leaves as well as some very light soiling. The half title page has been torn from the book. There is a little light foxing seen on plates, and some of the text/ads is a little darkened. . Cloth - Hard Cover. Fair+/No Dust Jacket.

Haswell, Barrington, and Haswell, 1839-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Volume 2 of the works of Dr. John Hunter. Includes two of Hunters works, A Treatise on the Natural History and Diseases of the Human Teeth and A Treatise on Venereal Disease. Rebound in brown cloth. Heavy foxing thoughout. Good binding and cover. 5 plates on teeth and jaws. 6 plates on venereal diseases.

Philadelphia: Blanchard and Lea, 1859. Second Edition Revised. Hardcover. Very good. 552p + 32p of ads plus 8 full page plates following the text, A trifle bit of wear at the base and crwon of the spine and the bottom edge otherwise a very good copy in the original black cloth.

Philadelphia: J. Webster, 1818-01-01. Hardcover. Good. First American edition Bound in full contemporary leather. xx, 367, xv, [6] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. Rubbing, joints splitting. <br><br> At the time Hunter was considered the authority on venereal diseases. He thought that gonorrhea and syphilis were caused by a single pathogen. He inoculated a patient with gonorrhea, using a needle that was unknowingly contaminated with syphilis. When the patient contracted both syphilis and gonorrhea, Hunter claimed it proved his erroneous theory that there was only one venereal disease. He championed its treatment with mercury and cauterization. He included his findings in his Treatise on the Venereal Disease, first issued in 1786. Because of Hunter's reputation, knowledge concerning the true nature of gonorrhea and syphilis was retarded, and it was not until 51 years later that his theory was proved to be wrong. <br> <br> Early signature of G. R. B. Horner,… Read More

Philadelphia: J. Webster, 1818. First American edition. Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st American edition, stated. A Very Good copy. 8vo., xx, 367, xv, pp., with 6 engraved plates at the end. Bound in period early American full tree calf, with title on a red morocco label on spine. Plain end papers. Light edge wear, with joints rubbed. Previous owner's mae and 1822 date on the front end paper and title page. Text generally very clean, with plates browning. An attractive copy, Very Good. 1st American edition. A Good copy. 8vo., xlviii, 465 pp. Bound in period, early American full tree/mottled calf. All edges of the text block coated yellow; plain end papers. Previous owner's name and 1821 date on a front end paper and title page. Joints cracking, but holding firm. Small loss at the spine's crown. Text generally clean, with an occasional gathering browned. An attractive copy, in original bindng, Good +. *** Previous owner is Dr. John Peyre Thomas, founder and owner of Mount Hope… Read More

London; Sherwood, Neely and Jones. 1818. 'THE SECOND EDITION', with additions. Octavo, pp 569 + 5 (of 6) plates. Original half calf over marbled sides; some wear and rubbing to covers, discreetly rebacked, neat repair to lower portion of plate I (not affecting image). A serviceable copy of this landmark work. The eminent surgeon John Hunter, best known for this treatise on sexually transmitted disease, was a pioneer of experimental pathology and was responsible for the opening of a museum of anatomy in London in which the cutaneous manifestations of syphilis figured prominently. The Royal College of Surgeons sponsors an annual lecture in Hunter's memory.

London: W. Bulmer and Co. for G. and W. Nicol, 1810-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. viii, 429 p., 7 pl. Third edition. Rebound in modern blue leather. Gilt spine. Fine binding and cover. New end pages. Frontispiece of Hunter has been restored. Chipping loss to margins of frontis and final text page. Plates foxed with dampstaining to edge margins. Slight toning to pages. Blake 226. G&M 2377. Hunter & Macalpine p. 491. Hunter's experiments with gonorrhea and syphilis inaccurately linked them to a single pathogen.

London: Sherwood, 1810. 8vo. 600pp. 6 plates. Tree-calf,gilt spine, needs re-backing. (covers are not attached) corners are rubbed, dampstaining on title-page, slight foxing. First edition with Adam's commentary. .

London: G. & W. Nichol, 1810. Third edition.

Philadelphia: Parry Hall, 1791. Second American Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, [12], 369, [22] pages, [6] plates. In Good condition. Rebacked in brown calf with red label and gilt lettering and ruling to spine. Boards show very light shelf wear overall. Hinges repaired. Text block shows age toning and occasional foxing, chips to front free endpaper archival repaired. Previous owner's stamp to front pastedown and name of two other previous owners written in ink on front free endpaper and on title page. Plates 2, 3, 5, and 6 with archival repairs to damage at creases and/or edges. MF Consignment. 1355592. Special Collections.

London: G. Nicol and J. Johnson, 1788. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. G. Nicol and J. Johnson, London, 1788. Second Edition. 4to, viii + pp398 + 7 copperplate engravings and their explanations plus 12 pages of index to rear. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Presumed original binding in full calf leather. The spine has a few cracks, the title label is missing, and gilt decoration has faded. The leather has split down both sides of spine and is separating from boards in places, however the binding is remarkably tight and sound for age. Inside previous contemporary owner's signature on title page. The pages of text are in remarkably clean condition, however there is a little foxing throughout plates and description which appears to be old water damage. An excellent scarce early copy of this ground-breaking work. Photographs available on request.