GODDARD, Paul Beck (1811-1866). Plates of the Cerebro-Spinal Nerves, with References; for the Use of Medical Students. Philadelphia: J.G. Auner, 1837. 4o (274 x 230 mm). 12 lithographed plates (some spotting). Modern half morocco over contemporary boards (some rubbing to boards). FIRST EDITION. -- GODDARD. Plates of the Arteries, with References; for the Use of Medical Students. Philadelphia: J.G. Auner, 1839. 4o (294 x 231 mm). 12 partially hand-colored plates (some dampstaining and spotting). ("E" in "Arteries" on title-page cut out.) Contemporary half morocco, marbled boards (worn, spine cracked). FIRST EDITION. Paul Beck Goddard was a professor of anatomy at the University of Pennsyvlania and a pioneer in photography who accelerated the process of making daguerreotypes by applying vapor of bromide to the silvered plate. Faster exposures enabled the development of the photographic portrait industry. -- SMITH, Henry H. (1815-1890). Anatomical Atlas, Illustrative of the Structure of the Human Body. Philadelphia: Blanchard and Lea, 1851. 4o. Frontispiece plate. Original cloth. Provenance: S. G. Allison (signature on front free endpaper). Later edition. Henry Hollingsworth Smith was Professor of Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. During the Civil War, Smith was made Surgeon-General of Pennsylvania (1861-1862), responsible for organizing the state's military hospitals. He established new practices for removing the wounded from the battlefield and introduced the practice of embalming the dead on the battlefield. (3)

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GODDARD, Paul Beck (1811-1866). Plates of the Cerebro-Spinal Nerves, with References; for the Use of Medical Students. Philadelphia: J.G. Auner, 1837. 4o (274 x 230 mm). 12 lithographed plates (some spotting). Modern half morocco over contemporary boards (some rubbing to boards). FIRST EDITION. -- GODDARD. Plates of the Arteries, with References; for the Use of Medical Students. Philadelphia: J.G. Auner, 1839. 4o (294 x 231 mm). 12 partially hand-colored plates (some dampstaining and spotting). ("E" in "Arteries" on title-page cut out.) Contemporary half morocco, marbled boards (worn, spine cracked). FIRST EDITION. Paul Beck Goddard was a professor of anatomy at the University of Pennsyvlania and a pioneer in photography who accelerated the process of making daguerreotypes by applying vapor of bromide to the silvered plate. Faster exposures enabled the development of the photographic portrait industry. -- SMITH, Henry H. (1815-1890). Anatomical Atlas, Illustrative of the Structure of the Human Body. Philadelphia: Blanchard and Lea, 1851. 4o. Frontispiece plate. Original cloth. Provenance: S. G. Allison (signature on front free endpaper). Later edition. Henry Hollingsworth Smith was Professor of Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. During the Civil War, Smith was made Surgeon-General of Pennsylvania (1861-1862), responsible for organizing the state's military hospitals. He established new practices for removing the wounded from the battlefield and introduced the practice of embalming the dead on the battlefield. (3)