(MEDICINE) Swieten Geerard L B van The Diseases Incident to

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PREPPING FOR SURGERY IN 1776 (MEDICINE.) Swieten, Geerard L. B. van. The Diseases Incident to Armies . . . To which are Added; The Nature and Treatment, of Gun-Shot Wounds. 164 pages. bound with: Jones, John. Plain Concise Practical Remarks, on the Treatment of Wounds and Fractures. 114, [2] pages. Together, 2 volumes in one. 8vo, contemporary calf, a bit worn, backstrip and joints shellaced; hinges partially cracked; some foxing; early owner's signature to title and front free endpaper. Philadelphia, 1776

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Jones's work on the treatment of wounds, first published in 1775, is considered the first book on surgery written and published in America. Appended to Van Swieten's Diseases are extracts from Northcote's work on Marine surgery and Ranby's treatise on gun-shot wounds. Frequently found bound together, these two titles are valued both for their medical contributions as well as the Revolutionary association. Evans 15100 and 14814; Austin 1843 and 1085; Guerra A597 and A583.