Surgical Observations, Part the Second

The Volume is in Good Condition bound in half calf over marbled boards, with the spine divided into six compartments by five gilt bands, with gilt lettering in the second compartment from the top, and with the leaf edges red speckled. Externally the front board is holding by a cord, with the rear hinge split but holding, and with general scuffing otherwise, as well as the board corners bumped. Internally the leaves are generally clean and well margined, and with some mild toning and foxing throughout and some marginal tears otherwise.

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Of John Abernethy

John Abernathy was a popular and influential physician from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, best known today for his digestive “Abernethy Biscuits.” While his written works are not generally considered to be especially well written, he nonetheless advanced understanding of diseases and the importance of digestion, with his ‘Essay on the constitutional Origin of Local Disease’. The essay was first seen in a less finished form in the second part of his Surgical Observations, published in 1806. The final version would be included in his 1811 ‘Observations’ and according to the Dictionary of National Biography, was still relevant at the end of the nineteenth century, and held significant influence over surgical practice.