Author: John Hunter
Title: Observations on Certain Parts of the Animal Oeconomy
Description: London, G. Nicol; J. Johnson, 1792. Leather. The second edition of this important and illustrated work by John Hunter, presenting his observations on animal anatomy. The second edition of this work.A detailed treatise on animal anatomy, an important and early work on the subject, and an important work in the history of scientific study. Including chapters on pheasants, the canine family of animals, the gland between the rectum and bladder, testicles, and more.Illustrated with nineteen plates.Written by the celebrated surgeon and scientist John Hunter, who helped to modernise medicine and the study of anatomy.Bookplate of Brian C. Davies to the front paste down.Collated, complete. In a rebacked half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with light rubbing to the boards and spine. A small amount of loss of paper to the boards due to rubbing. Minor bumping to the extremities. Spine is a little discoloured. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with some scattered spots, and small tidemarks to the plates. Plate XIII, facing page 175, is bound upside down. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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