Mar 08, 2007 - Sale 2107

Sale 2107 - Lot 129

Unsold
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
DORSEY, JOHN SYNG. Elements of Surgery: for the Use of Students. 27 engraved plates, including additional title in Volume 1; with explanatory slip facing plate 3. 2 volumes. 8vo, modern 1/4 olive calf with red morocco lettering pieces; contents browned with occasional soiling or light dampstaining, institutional stamp on titles and verso of plates. Philadelphia, 1813

Additional Details

first edition. "The first systematic treatise on surgery written by an American"--Garrison-Morton 5585.1. Austin 678.