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xvi, 476, 338, (10) pp. Several preliminary leaves bound out of order, but complete. 38 folding copperplate engravings. (4to) 24.5x20 cm (9¾x8") modern full calf in a period style, spine gilt, red morocco label lettered in gilt. First Edition in English.

“Heister, a German surgeon as well as an excellent anatomist, published his Chirurgie in 1718. It was the standard work on surgery in the 18th century, becoming one of the most translated, most used, and most respected texts ever written…Heister had a sweeping knowledge of surgery, and the 38 folding copperplate illustrations of braces and bandages were long followed and are prototypes of those still in use.”-Heirs of Hippocrates 797.  Wellcome III, p. 237. With two early ownership signatures on the title, including that of Wm. Wheatley, Chir., dated 1764.