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MAYO, Herbert (1796-1852). Anatomical and Physiological Commentaries. Numbers I-II [all published]. London: Thomas and George Underwood, August 1822 - July 23.
2 parts in one volume, 8o (210 x 131 mm). 15 lithographed folding plates (a few minor stains, one plate with institutional stamp on recto). Contemporary half calf, marbled boards (covers rubbed). Provenance: Steevens Hospital Medical and Surgical Library (ink stamps on titles and a few margins).
FIRST EDITIONS. The first number contains Mayo's description of his discovery of the functions of the Vth and VIIth cranial nerves. The second number contains his demonstration that a "circumscribed segment of the nervous system (in this case, a section of the brain containing the optic tubercles and the crura) sufficed to produce muscular action" (Norman). Garrison-Morton 1390; Norman 1473.
2 parts in one volume, 8
FIRST EDITIONS. The first number contains Mayo's description of his discovery of the functions of the Vth and VIIth cranial nerves. The second number contains his demonstration that a "circumscribed segment of the nervous system (in this case, a section of the brain containing the optic tubercles and the crura) sufficed to produce muscular action" (Norman). Garrison-Morton 1390; Norman 1473.