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ATKINS, John (1685-1757). The Navy-Surgeon: or, a Practical System of Surgery. London: Caesar Ward and Richard Chandler, 1734.
12o (161 x 97 mm). Contemporary calf gilt. Provenance: Samuel Goolden (signature on title and inscription on front free endpaper dated 1734).
FIRST EDITION, includes some useful case reports and contains the first English description of African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness). Garrison-Morton 2148; Norman 79.
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FIRST EDITION, includes some useful case reports and contains the first English description of African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness). Garrison-Morton 2148; Norman 79.