JENNER, Edward (1749-1823). On the Varieties and Modifications of the Vaccine Pustule, occasioned by a Herpetic State of the Skin. Cheltenham: H. Ruff, 1806.
JENNER, Edward (1749-1823). On the Varieties and Modifications of the Vaccine Pustule, occasioned by a Herpetic State of the Skin. Cheltenham: H. Ruff, 1806.

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JENNER, Edward (1749-1823). On the Varieties and Modifications of the Vaccine Pustule, occasioned by a Herpetic State of the Skin. Cheltenham: H. Ruff, 1806.

4o (255 x 205 mm). Disbound; cloth slipcase. Provenance: EVERARD HOME (1756-1832), sergeant-surgeon to the King and a fellow student of Jenner's under John Hunter (presentation inscription from the author [shaved]).

FIRST SEPARATE EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY. Jenner realised that herpes could inhibit the cow pox vaccination. The essay was first published in 1804, in the Medical and Physical Journal. Lefanu, Jenner, 98; Norman 1171.