Discourse Late Improvements Means Preserving by Pringle Sir John (4 results)

First edition. 4to (25 x 19.5 cms), [iv], 44 pp., entirely uncut, 2 small ink corrections to text page 1, light foxing to quire C, modern tan morocco gilt, red morocco labels, a fine example. A work of huge importance for the inclusion of Captain Cook's paper on the prevention of scurvy. One of the most significant of all the printed works relating to Cook's voyages, it contains not only the discourse given to the Royal Society by its President, Sir John Pringle, prior to the presentation of the Copley medal to Mrs Cook (in her husband's absence during his Third Voyage) but also the first appearance in print of Captain Cook's epoch-making paper - The Method taken for preserving the Health of the Crew of His Majesty's Ship the Resolution during her late Voyage round the World - on the successful measures taken for preserving the health of the crew of the Resolution during his Second Voyage, one of the most important achievements in the general field of exploration. Cook's paper follows on from Pringle's discourse, on pages 39-44. Beddie 1289 & 1290; Garrison-Morton 2156 & 3714; Holmes 20; Norman 508.

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The first appearance in print of Cook's important paper on the measures he adopted to prevent scurvy on his first two voyages. The paper is included in Pringle's A Discourse upon Some Late Improvements of the Means for Preserving the Health of Mariners (1776). Even though the Scottish physician James Lind had presented in 1753 the clinical proof that fresh fruit prevented scurvy, it was still prevalent in the navy. Cook, however, did not lose a single man to scurvy during his second voyage "a unique achievement in his time" (PMM). Pringle's Discourse includes Cook's paper and an extract from a letter from Cook to Pringle written in Plymouth Sound in July 1776. The paper was read to the Royal Society, commemorating Cook's receipt of the Copley Medal, and it later appeared in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society and in the official account of the second voyage. "Cook was a brilliant navigator and hydrographer, an excellent administrator and planner, and probably the first sea captain to realize the importance of preserving the health and well-being of his crew. He did everything possible to maintain their physical fitness and the cleanliness of both men and ships. He conquered the hitherto prevalent scurvy by cutting down the consumption of salt meat and by always having fresh vegetables and fruit on board; in particular limes (first suggested by James Lind in 1775), resulting in the terms 'lime-juicer' and 'limey' for a British ship and her sailors" (ibid.) Sir John Pringle (17071782) was a friend of Cook and a founder of modern military medicine, publishing the influential work Observations on the Diseases of the Army in 1752. "Like his countryman James Lind, Pringle had quickly recognized hospitals as the chief causes of sickness and death in the army. His special contributions were the first scientific account of epidemiology in the field and prevention of cross-infection" (ODNB). Provenance: from the library of the English politician Nicholas Vansittart, 1st baron Bexley (1766-1851), with his armorial bookplate on the front pastedown. Vansittart was one of the longest-serving chancellors of the exchequer in British history, the son of Henry Vansittart, Governor of Bengal from 1759 to 1764, and a correspondent of Lord Nelson. In February 1801, Vansittart led a mission on behalf of the Henry Addington administration to Copenhagen to persuade the Danes to leave Paul I of Russia's Northern League and abandon the policy of armed neutrality. "When it became clear that the Danes were not amenable to persuasion, however, Vansittart reported to Addington that nothing remained but to strike a speedy and severe blow, and this was duly administered by Nelson at the battle of Copenhagen on 2 April 1801" (ibid.). Notably, Vansittart had a complete set of Cook's voyages in his library. Garrison-Morton 2156 (Pringle's paper) & 3714 (Cook's paper); Norman 508 (under Cook); Parks 39; Printing and the Mind of Man 223. Six works bound in one pamphlet vol., quarto (225 x 172 mm). Woodcut title page devices, head- and tailpieces. Contemporary vellum, red morocco spine label, raised bands, covers panelled in blind with floral cornerpieces, red edges. Leaf C4 in fourth work a cancel as usual (signed "C3"). Errata slip pasted onto last blank page of first work. Ink and pencil shelf marks on first title page verso. Binding sprung, slight abrasion to spine label, superficially split at head of front joint, minor foxing, book block slightly cracked before fourth work but binding remaining firm, fifth work trimmed close at lower edge but not affecting text. A very good copy.