Title: Letters Concerning the Diseases of the Urethra Author: Bell, Charles Place: Boston Publisher: W. Wells and T.B. Wait Date: 1811 Description: [viii], (13)-155, [9], pp. Six engraved plates at rear. (8vo) 20.5x12 cm (8x4¾") period full tree calf with modern rebacking and label. First American Edition. First published in London the prior year. "Here, in a series of three letters, Bell presents his observations on various types of strictures in the urethra. He differentiates between simple, bridle, dilatable, spasmodic, callous, and ulcerated types of strictures and discusses their diagnosis, etiology, prognosis, and treatment. All six plates were drawn by Bell, and two were also etched by him." - Heirs of Hippocrates, 1302 (for London edition). Lot Amendments Condition: Light wear to boards; foxing throughout; very good. Item number: 251239
Title: Letters Concerning the Diseases of the Urethra Author: Bell, Charles Place: Boston Publisher: W. Wells and T.B. Wait Date: 1811 Description: [viii], (13)-155, [9], pp. Six engraved plates at rear. (8vo) 20.5x12 cm (8x4¾") period full tree calf with modern rebacking and label. First American Edition. First published in London the prior year. "Here, in a series of three letters, Bell presents his observations on various types of strictures in the urethra. He differentiates between simple, bridle, dilatable, spasmodic, callous, and ulcerated types of strictures and discusses their diagnosis, etiology, prognosis, and treatment. All six plates were drawn by Bell, and two were also etched by him." - Heirs of Hippocrates, 1302 (for London edition). Lot Amendments Condition: Light wear to boards; foxing throughout; very good. Item number: 251239
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