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TUSON, Edward William (1802-1865). Myology [- A Supplement.] London: Callow and Wilson, 1828.
2 volumes in one, 2o (534 x 368 mm). 17 partly hand-colored lithographic plates with multiple moveable flaps (minor staining to some plates). Modern half calf. Provenance: London Hospital Medical College (ink stamp on title).
Second edition. Tuson was a protégé of Astley Cooper and succeeded Charles Bell as surgeon at the Middlesex Hospital. His Myology was the largest and most complex nineteenth century medical book that used the technique of lift-up flaps to simulate dissection, sometimes using flaps to a depth of twelve layers or more. All the small parts had to be printed separately, and cut out before being placed in position, and the color detail was done by hand. Given the difficulties of production, the edition was undoubtedly small. The printing of the lithographs was done by Hullmandel, pioneers in the field of lithography in England. The rare Supplement added nine additional flaps to the original eight in Tuson's Myology. Choulant-Frank p. 234.
2 volumes in one, 2
Second edition. Tuson was a protégé of Astley Cooper and succeeded Charles Bell as surgeon at the Middlesex Hospital. His Myology was the largest and most complex nineteenth century medical book that used the technique of lift-up flaps to simulate dissection, sometimes using flaps to a depth of twelve layers or more. All the small parts had to be printed separately, and cut out before being placed in position, and the color detail was done by hand. Given the difficulties of production, the edition was undoubtedly small. The printing of the lithographs was done by Hullmandel, pioneers in the field of lithography in England. The rare Supplement added nine additional flaps to the original eight in Tuson's Myology. Choulant-Frank p. 234.