Elements of the practice of physic. Part the first. Containing the natural history of the human body.

FORDYCE, George.

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London: Johnson and Payne. 1770. [bound with:] _. Elements of the practice of physic. Part the II. Containing the history and methods of treating fevers and internal inflammations . The Second Edition, Corrected. London: Johnson and Payne. 1768.[and with:]DENMAN, Thomas. Essay on Puerperal Fever. London: J. Walter. 1773.Three works in one vol., 8vo. Contemporary calf, gilt fillets border to boards, spine with raised bands and red morocco gilt lettering piece, edges stained blue; pp. [I:] 64; [II:] 136; [III:] 40; Denman lacks title page; hinges tender, extremities a little rubbed; light variable spotting, but overall very good; contemporary bookplate "B E W Manchester" to front pastedown.First edition of first part of Fordyce, second edition of second part; second edition of Denman.George Fordyce (1732-1802) was an eminent Scottish physician and eccentric, who always ate the same single meal everyday at four o'clock - a pound and a half of rump steak, plus half a chicken while it was being prepared. Perhaps unsurprisingly he died of gout. This book was used as a textbook for the lectures he gave at the Royal College of Physicians. Thomas Denman (1733-1815) was a specialist in obstetrics who made inducing premature labour in the case of narrow pelvis standard practice in Britain.Second edition of second part of Fordyce especially rare, not in BL.ESTC N1363; N1365; T136325.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Elements of the practice of physic. Part the first. Containing the natural history of the human body.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition