Sharp Samuel 1709 1778 (2 results)
More imagesPublished by Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1754., London:, 1754
- Softcover
Seller: Jeff Weber Rare Books, Neuchatel, NEUCH, SwitzerlandJeff Weber Rare Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used
US$ 300.00
US$ 28.56 shippingShips from Switzerland to U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
8vo. [viii], 314, [5], [1] pp. Woodcut head & tail pieces, postscript; some foxing and light staining. Complete. Original full speckled calf, gilt rules, spine with raised bands, small maroon spine label with gilt-stamped title; rubbed, considerable ink markings to endsheets (front mostly). Early ownership signatures of someone…on title (unreadable) and William Chambers, Broadxxxxxx[?], 1827. Sharp writes with clarity and gives a narrative of the complications. His discussion of the different types of hernias is detailed, the same with his extensive descriptions of hydroceles and cataracts. In amputation he addresses the constant concerns with gangrene, or mortification (as he uses the terms interchangeably), noting how much concern these bring to the patient and surgeon. While he does not deal at all with the causes and proximity of these issues, he is nonetheless notable for his work on advancing surgical practice. He also references classic medical writers on the same subjects, such as Le Dran, De la Faym Pare, Heister, Morand, Petit, Garengeot, Wiseman, Hippocrates, Celsus, Paulus AEgineta, and Albucasis. / With material on: Hernias, the hydrocele, of the sarcocele, puncture of the perinaeum & diseases of the urethra, cutting for the stone, tumors of the gall-bladder, stones of the bladder, of the empyema, brain concussions, the fistula lachrymalis, polypus, tonsils, cataract, of amputations. / The provenance is written into this copy, but the names are difficult to get the details right for - William Chambers could be a member of the Royal College of Physicians, if so then Chambers lived 1699-1785. / See: Alvin A. Hubbell, "Samuel Sharp, the First Surgeon to make the Corneal Incision in Cataract Extraction with a Single Knife." Medical Library and Historical Journal, 1904 Oct; 2(4): 242.1â"268.
More imagesPublished by London J. and R. Tonson 1758, 1758
Seller: Jonathan Frost Rare Books Limited, Liverpool, United KingdomJonathan Frost Rare Books Limited
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used
US$ 317.36
US$ 25.12 shippingShips from United Kingdom to U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Seventh edition. Comprising: 16 pages of titles, Dedication, Preface & Contents, 54-page introduction, then 234 pages, complete with 14 illustrated plates. The book is quite firmly bound in contemporary full-calf, with raised bands and a gilt-lettered red title label to the spine, the leather is marked, rubbed and chipped, with…splits to the hinges towards the spine ends, to the rear board it looks as though there are some faded and worn initials. The text block is quite marked and grubby, with some foxing and age toning, it is slightly cracked at points, some pages have small chips or tears to the edges and a few corners are dog-eared. To the title page are two ink ownership inscriptions, also faintly written calculations to the front pastedown. The book opens directly at the title page, the front endpaper, if there was one, has been lost. An important medical treatise, the first to focus on surgical technique.
