BURNS, Allan (1781-1813). Observations on Some of the Most Frequent and Important Diseases of the Heart; on aneurism of the thoracic aorta; on preternatural pulsation in the epigastric region; and on the unusual origin and distribution of some of the large arteries of the human body. Edinburgh: James Muirhead for Thomas Bryce, John Murray and J, Callow, 1809. 8o (214 x 130 mm). Contemporary blind-ruled calf (rebacked). Provenance: William Ainley, M.C.R.S. (19th-century bookplate); occasional pencil marginalia. FIRST EDITION. "Burns was an early exponent of the belief that angina pectoris occurs as the reult of myocardial ischemia, linking angina pain to inadequate blood supply" (Norman). He recognized six important congenial cardial anomalies, understood the mechanism of a heart murmur, and described unilateral paralysis of the diaphragm resulting from pressure exerted on the phrenic nerve by a thoracic aneurysm. Cushing B869; Garrison-Morton 2738; Heirs of Hippocrates 1362; Osler 2188; Wellcome II, p.276; Norman 377. -- Observations on the Surgical Anatomy of the Head and Neck. Edinburgh: Thomas Bryce & Co., London: Longman, Glasgow: Walter Duncan, 1811. 8o (210 x 127 mm). 10 engraved plates by E. Mitchell after William P. Hodge (all with library stamp). (Minor spotting and browning to text and title-page, large tear to 2Y4, previously repaired). Contemporary gilt-ruled calf (rebacked, preserving some of original spine). Provenance: Edinburgh Medical Society (stamps on plates); occasional pencil and pen marginalia; illegible ownership inscription on title-page. FIRST EDITION. The author describes "Burn's space", the fascial space at the supra-sternal notch, suggests ligature of the innominate artery and includes the first description of chloroma, in which localized masses of abnormal cells develop, particularly in relation to the periosteum and ligaments of the skull. Garrison-Morton 3055; Norman 378. (2)

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BURNS, Allan (1781-1813). Observations on Some of the Most Frequent and Important Diseases of the Heart; on aneurism of the thoracic aorta; on preternatural pulsation in the epigastric region; and on the unusual origin and distribution of some of the large arteries of the human body. Edinburgh: James Muirhead for Thomas Bryce, John Murray and J, Callow, 1809. 8o (214 x 130 mm). Contemporary blind-ruled calf (rebacked). Provenance: William Ainley, M.C.R.S. (19th-century bookplate); occasional pencil marginalia. FIRST EDITION. "Burns was an early exponent of the belief that angina pectoris occurs as the reult of myocardial ischemia, linking angina pain to inadequate blood supply" (Norman). He recognized six important congenial cardial anomalies, understood the mechanism of a heart murmur, and described unilateral paralysis of the diaphragm resulting from pressure exerted on the phrenic nerve by a thoracic aneurysm. Cushing B869; Garrison-Morton 2738; Heirs of Hippocrates 1362; Osler 2188; Wellcome II, p.276; Norman 377. -- Observations on the Surgical Anatomy of the Head and Neck. Edinburgh: Thomas Bryce & Co., London: Longman, Glasgow: Walter Duncan, 1811. 8o (210 x 127 mm). 10 engraved plates by E. Mitchell after William P. Hodge (all with library stamp). (Minor spotting and browning to text and title-page, large tear to 2Y4, previously repaired). Contemporary gilt-ruled calf (rebacked, preserving some of original spine). Provenance: Edinburgh Medical Society (stamps on plates); occasional pencil and pen marginalia; illegible ownership inscription on title-page. FIRST EDITION. The author describes "Burn's space", the fascial space at the supra-sternal notch, suggests ligature of the innominate artery and includes the first description of chloroma, in which localized masses of abnormal cells develop, particularly in relation to the periosteum and ligaments of the skull. Garrison-Morton 3055; Norman 378. (2)