BELL, Charles (1774-1842). Illustrations of the Great Operations of Surgery, trepan, hernia, amputation, aneurism and lithotomy, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1821. Oblong 2° (260 x 370mm.). 20 etched plates by Thomas Landseer after the author, most hand-coloured. (Some spotting and dampstaining). Contemporary half calf. (Rubbed and scuffed). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE of "one of the most remarkable illustrated books in the history of surgery." Norman 174; Waller 857; Wellcome II, p. 136.