Arnott james m (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, 4, [2], xxii, [2], 300, 8 pages plus three plates. In Good minus condition. Bound in quarter white paper with blue paper boards. Spine has one paper label of the same color and the remnant of one green paper label with only the letter "e" remaining; significant material loss to tail, exposing the quires below, material loss to head exposing half of quires, and other smaller areas of exposed quires; and significant wear, toning, and cracking to remaining paper. Boards are heavily darkened from soiling and have significant scuffing throughout, have heavy bumping to fore corners, and exposed board along the length of the edges; rear board has upper corner bumped off. Text block has soiling to edges and heavy dust soiling to top edge, and top edges of some signatures uncut; a Richmond Physical Society book plate to front pastedown, penciling to bottom of front free endpaper, creasing to some corners, and age-toning, light scuffing, and splitting to gutters throughout. Shelved in Room A octavo overflow. Medico-Chirurgical Transactions (published 1809-1907) was one of the premier British medical publications of the 19th century, serving as a primary avenue for presenting pioneering clinical research, surgical procedures, and pathological findings. This volume, the eighteenth, was the final one published under the name Medical and Chirurgical Society of London, as the organization was granted a royal charter by William IV the following year, transforming it into the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society of London. 1415558. Special Collections - Upstairs.…