Cases in surgery, with remarks. . Part the first. By Charles White, ... To which is added, An essay on the ligature of arteries, by J. Aikin, surgeon.
Charles White (1728 - 1813)
Category
Books
Date
1770
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3050063
Summary
Bibliographic description
xv,[1],198,[4]p., VII folded leaves of plates . ill.. . 8vo.. Author's presentation copy. Minor manuscript corrections to the text. Identified in 1768 catalogue (later entry): M.7 (3 in later hand).. Provenance: manuscript inscription on front fly-leaf: "For the Rt: Honble: the Countess Dowager of Stamford from the author". The Countess Dowager is presumably Lady Mary Booth (1704-1772). Bookplate (pasted over earlier plate): George Harry Grey (1737-1819) after 1768; anonymous armorial variant 2. Franks 12841.. Binding: Green goatskin binding, with gilt floral roll border on both boards; gilt roll pattern on board edges and turn-ins; gold-tooled spine, with red title label: 'White's surgery'. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers.
Makers and roles
Charles White (1728 - 1813) John Aikin (1747 - 1822)