HUNTER, John (1728-1793). The natural history of the human teeth: explaining their structure, use, formation, growth and disease. London: for J. Johnson, 1771. 4o (267 x 210 mm). 16 engraved plates by Strange, Grignion, Ryland, Fougeron and others after Jan van Rymsdyk (small tear to Plate 14, some occasional very light browning). Modern calf antique. Provenance: Thomas Fowler (inscription); Thomas Warner (inscription). FIRST EDITION. "A detailed study of the mouth, jaws and teeth with exceptionally accurate plates" (Garrision-Morton 3675). Norman 1116. -- [Bound with:] HUNTER. A practical treatise on the disease of the teeth; intended as a supplement to the natural history of those parts. London: J. Johnson, 1778. 4o (267 x 210 mm). (Some light marginal browning, a few tiny holes in signature S, with loss of one letter on S4). FIRST EDITION of a work that (with the Natural History of the Human Teeth) revolutionized the practice of dentistry and provided a basis for later dental research" (Garrison-Morton 3676). Heirs of Hippocrates 968; Waller 10650; Wellcome III, p. 317; Norman 1116.

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HUNTER, John (1728-1793). The natural history of the human teeth: explaining their structure, use, formation, growth and disease. London: for J. Johnson, 1771. 4o (267 x 210 mm). 16 engraved plates by Strange, Grignion, Ryland, Fougeron and others after Jan van Rymsdyk (small tear to Plate 14, some occasional very light browning). Modern calf antique. Provenance: Thomas Fowler (inscription); Thomas Warner (inscription). FIRST EDITION. "A detailed study of the mouth, jaws and teeth with exceptionally accurate plates" (Garrision-Morton 3675). Norman 1116. -- [Bound with:] HUNTER. A practical treatise on the disease of the teeth; intended as a supplement to the natural history of those parts. London: J. Johnson, 1778. 4o (267 x 210 mm). (Some light marginal browning, a few tiny holes in signature S, with loss of one letter on S4). FIRST EDITION of a work that (with the Natural History of the Human Teeth) revolutionized the practice of dentistry and provided a basis for later dental research" (Garrison-Morton 3676). Heirs of Hippocrates 968; Waller 10650; Wellcome III, p. 317; Norman 1116.