Thomson William Twining 1790 (1 results)
Published by Ed. Barrington & Geo. D. Haswell, 1842., Philadelphia, 1842
- Hardcover
Seller: Noushin Books & Company, Hamden, CT, U.S.A.Noushin Books & Company
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. First American edition. Dated January, 1842. 8vo. 16, 339pp. Original publishers printed paper covers with paper spine label. Rubbed at edges, spine label chipped, margins uncut. Foxing throughout with damp stain to top corners of last half of volume. Ownership inscription of Dr. Robert P. Elmer in pe…ncil on fep. Good. Includes tables showing the weight of livers taken from autopsies, etc. deaths of British troops from biliary diseases serving in the Mediterranean, America, Africa, W & E Indies, etc. William Twining's treatise; p.237-332 contains case studies with name, age, complexion and occupation (including names of vessels for sailors) of patients. Twining was the first assistant surgeon in the General Hospital, Calcutta, India. In his early career he was attached to British troops fighting Napoleon's Army and was a witness to the victory in Waterloo. Rare book.