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BELL, John. The Principles of Surgery. Edinburgh: for T. Cadell & W. Davies, T.N. Longman & O. Rees, and others, 1801 (Vol. I); London: Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1806-1808 (Vols. II-III).
3 volumes in 4, 4o (302 x 245 mm). Engraved title-page in vol. 2, part 1 and half-titles in vol. 2, part 2, and vol. 3. 87 engraved plates (2 folding and 12 hand-colored), numerous stipple-engraved text illustrations. (Offsetting to text from many plates, some foxing and soiling, 204 in vol. 2 with repaired tear at outer marging not affecting text, 3-in. tear repaired on 3P2 in vol. 2, touching a few letters.) Modern quarter terracotta morocco, marbled boards, uncut. Provenance: Newcastle Infirmary Library (ink stamp on title-pages and last leaves of text); King's College Library, Newcastle (discard stamp on title-page of vol. 3); Dr. Eugene H. Courtiss (his sale, Christie's Los Angeles, 9 February 2000, lot 11).
FIRST EDITION of John Bell's monumental work, to which his younger brother Charles also contributed illustrations, that presented "not only the surgical knowledge of the period, but also a scholarly, historical review of the treatment of the conditions dealt with, together with a wealth of clinical description and shrewd comment. His own experience illuminates every part of the discourse, and the lasting impression is of a man seeking to convey a rational, scientific mode of thought from which appropriate action, operative or conservative, will follow" (Walls, p. 68). The work is particularly remarkable for its illustrations in Bell's new, realistic style, which reflect his considerable talents as a painter, engraver and etcher. Many of the illustrations relate to vascular surgery, of which Bell was a founder: he was the first to ligate the superior gluteal artery, and tied the common carotid and internal iliac. Garrison-Morton 5581; Norman 177; Walls, "John Bell," Medical History 8 (1964), pp. 63-69; Wellcome II, 135. (4)
3 volumes in 4, 4
FIRST EDITION of John Bell's monumental work, to which his younger brother Charles also contributed illustrations, that presented "not only the surgical knowledge of the period, but also a scholarly, historical review of the treatment of the conditions dealt with, together with a wealth of clinical description and shrewd comment. His own experience illuminates every part of the discourse, and the lasting impression is of a man seeking to convey a rational, scientific mode of thought from which appropriate action, operative or conservative, will follow" (Walls, p. 68). The work is particularly remarkable for its illustrations in Bell's new, realistic style, which reflect his considerable talents as a painter, engraver and etcher. Many of the illustrations relate to vascular surgery, of which Bell was a founder: he was the first to ligate the superior gluteal artery, and tied the common carotid and internal iliac. Garrison-Morton 5581; Norman 177; Walls, "John Bell," Medical History 8 (1964), pp. 63-69; Wellcome II, 135. (4)