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BELL, Benjamin (1749-1806). A Treatise on the theory and management of ulcers. With a dissertation on white swellings of the joints. To which is prefixed, an essay on the chirurgical treatment of inflammation and its consequences. Edinburgh: Charles Elliot, 1778.
8o (205 x 120 mm). Contemporary calf (rebacked, corners renewed), red leather spine label. Provenance: Thomas Waters, sixth regiment infantry (inscription); Robert Chambers (deleted signature); Mr. Walters, asst. surgeon (signature).
FIRST EDITION of the author's first professional treatise. It includes a classification of ulcers into 11 types. Garrison-Morton 5578; Waller 846; Wellcome II, p. 134; Norman 165.
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FIRST EDITION of the author's first professional treatise. It includes a classification of ulcers into 11 types. Garrison-Morton 5578; Waller 846; Wellcome II, p. 134; Norman 165.