A treatise on dislocations and on fractures of the joints.

COOPER, Sir Astley Paston

Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees etc., London, 1822

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4to (293 x 234 mm). ix [3], 562, [62] pp., 30 engraved plates by J. C. Canton, each plate accompanied by leaf with descriptive letterpress, one plate with fold-out flap, one plate hand-colored; errata printed on final leaf verso. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards, spine with gilt ruling and gilt-lettered label (boards and extremities rubbed). Light even age-toning of text and plates, plate description leaves somewhat browned at outer margins and with light offsetting from plates, very minor spotting in places, final plates with very light dampstaining at upper fore-margin; title page creased. A very good, clean copy. ---- VERY RARE FIRST EDITION of the most famous work of case studies on fractures and dislocations ever published. Cooper's work became the standard work in its era for British, American and even Continental surgeons. "Many later clinical modifications were developed from Cooper's original methods" (Bick, Classics of Orthopedics, p 102). In the spirit of his teacher John Hunter, Cooper discussed not only anatomical and clinical problems with fractures, but also the results of some animal experiments on fracture healing. References: Garrison-Morton 4412.1; Peltier, Fractures pp 42-43. - Visit our website to see more images!. Seller Inventory # 003818

Bibliographic Details

Title: A treatise on dislocations and on fractures ...

Publisher: Longman, Hurst, Rees etc., London

Publication Date: 1822

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition