BELL, John Discourses on the Nature and Cure of Wounds. T. Cadell and W. Davies Edinburgh 1800 Morocco Second corrected edition. x, 250; (4) 235 pp. Two plates, one illustration, 2 vols. in one,8vo. First published in 1795, this is one of Bell's most enduring contributions. Among the topics covered in the discourse are: of procuring adhesion: of wounded arteries; of gun-shot wounds; of the medical treatment of wounds; of wounds of the breast; of wounds of the belly; of wounds of the head; of wounds of the throat; of dangerous wounds of the limbs; and, of the question of amputation. Bibliographers particularly cite the valuable historical discussion of surgery of the arteries. --Blake, p 40. This edition not in Wellcome, Waller or Reynolds. Not represented by any edition in Osler or Cushing. Some light browning and occasional foxing . Innocuous library stamp on verso of title. Price: USD 850.00 other currencies   order no. 1013    inquire

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