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JENNER, Edward. An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae, London, for the Author, 1800, 2 parts in one, 4°, second edition, 4 hand-coloured engraved plates printed in sepia, half title, errata leaf (library stamp and accesion no. at foot of title and P2 recto, first leaf of dedication with paper fault, duplicate T1-2, some spotting, occasional recent pencil annotations), modern cloth (spine worn).
Jenner performed his first vaccination on May 14, 1796, and published the first edition of the above work, "announcing to the world one of the great triumphs in the history of medicine," in 1798 [cf. Garrison & Morton 5423; Dibner 127; PMM 250]
Jenner performed his first vaccination on May 14, 1796, and published the first edition of the above work, "announcing to the world one of the great triumphs in the history of medicine," in 1798 [cf. Garrison & Morton 5423; Dibner 127; PMM 250]