POTT, Percivall (1714-1788). A Treatise on Ruptures . London: C. Hitch and L. Hawes, 1756. 8 o (195 x 122 mm). (Inner margin of title renewed, some light foxing). Contemporary gilt-ruled sprinkled calf (rebacked, corners renewed). Provenance : Edward Burton (inscription on titlepage recording donation to the Salop Medical Library, May 1804); Salop Infirmary Medical Library (book plate on front pastedown. FIRST EDITION. Written while Pott recovered from an accident, this classic work rejected many old theories of hernias and the traditional treatments based on these ideas. It includes the first description of congenital hernia. Garrison-Morton-Norman 3576; Norman 1728; Wellcome IV, p.423.
POTT, Percivall (1714-1788). A Treatise on Ruptures . London: C. Hitch and L. Hawes, 1756. 8 o (195 x 122 mm). (Inner margin of title renewed, some light foxing). Contemporary gilt-ruled sprinkled calf (rebacked, corners renewed). Provenance : Edward Burton (inscription on titlepage recording donation to the Salop Medical Library, May 1804); Salop Infirmary Medical Library (book plate on front pastedown. FIRST EDITION. Written while Pott recovered from an accident, this classic work rejected many old theories of hernias and the traditional treatments based on these ideas. It includes the first description of congenital hernia. Garrison-Morton-Norman 3576; Norman 1728; Wellcome IV, p.423.
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