BAILLIE, Matthew (1761-1823). The Morbid Anatomy of Some of the Most Important Parts of the Human Body . London: J. Johnson and G. Nichol, 1793. 8 o (208 x 126 mm). Contemporary tree calf (few chips to spine, some light edgewear). Provenance : Thomas Wainwright (signature on title). FIRST EDITION OF "THE FIRST SYSTEMATIC TREATISE ON PATHOLOGY AND THE FIRST WORK ON THE SUBJECT IN ENGLISH" (Norman). Baillie was the nephew of the surgeons John and William Hunter. Much of the research for this work was done in William Hunter's medical museum of preserved specimens. Baillie believed that changes in organs observed in post-mortem examinations could aid understanding of the causes of the changes. His work concentrated particularly on the thoracic and abdominal organs and the brain. Garrison-Morton 2281; Grolier Medicine 51A; Heirs of Hippocrates 1176; NLM/Blake, p. 27; Norman 108; Wellcome II, p.87.
BAILLIE, Matthew (1761-1823). The Morbid Anatomy of Some of the Most Important Parts of the Human Body . London: J. Johnson and G. Nichol, 1793. 8 o (208 x 126 mm). Contemporary tree calf (few chips to spine, some light edgewear). Provenance : Thomas Wainwright (signature on title). FIRST EDITION OF "THE FIRST SYSTEMATIC TREATISE ON PATHOLOGY AND THE FIRST WORK ON THE SUBJECT IN ENGLISH" (Norman). Baillie was the nephew of the surgeons John and William Hunter. Much of the research for this work was done in William Hunter's medical museum of preserved specimens. Baillie believed that changes in organs observed in post-mortem examinations could aid understanding of the causes of the changes. His work concentrated particularly on the thoracic and abdominal organs and the brain. Garrison-Morton 2281; Grolier Medicine 51A; Heirs of Hippocrates 1176; NLM/Blake, p. 27; Norman 108; Wellcome II, p.87.
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