Author: William Adams
Title: Club-Foot: Its Causes, Pathology, and Treatment
Description: London, J. & A. Churchill, 1873. Leather. The scarce second edition of William Adams's important study of club-foot, illustrated throughout and with a further six chromolithograph plates. The scarce second edition of William Adams's informative study of the causes and treatments of club-foot, based on his observations following the dissection of thirty such feet.First published in 1866, this scarce second edition contains a new passage on tendon repair.Illustrated with one-hundred and six vignette wood engravings, and six lithograph plates, one of which is in colour. Collated, complete.With the illustrated bookplate of orthopaedic surgeon Basil Helal to the front pastedown.In 1864, Adams was awarded the Jacksonian Prize of the Royal College of Surgeons for his dissections and investigations into the club-foot. In a half morocco binding, with marbled paper covered boards. Fading and discolouration to back strip, joints, and board perimeters, with areas of loss to the leather. Rubbing to boards. Front hinge strained, with board holding firm. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting to first few leaves and plates, with pages otherwise generally clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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