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LARREY (DOMINIQUE JEAN) Mémoires de chirurgie militaire, et campagnes, 4 vol., Paris, J. Smith, and F. Buisson, 1812-1817; Recueil de mémoires de chirugie, Paris, Jean, 1821, FIRST EDITIONS
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LARREY (DOMINIQUE JEAN)
Mémoires de chirurgie militaire, et campagnes, 4 vol., Paris, J. Smith, and F. Buisson, 1812-1817; Recueil de mémoires de chirurgie, Paris, Jean, 1821, FIRST EDITIONS, together 21 engraved plates (2 folding, one printed in colours), without half-titles, tear repaired to 2 leaves in volume 1, light dampstain in volume 3, some offsetting of ownership stamp onto plates, uniform contemporary half calf, gilt morocco lettering label on spines, slightly rubbed [Garrison-Morton 2160; Norman 1281; Wellcome 24686845], 8vo
Footnotes
"Larrey was the greatest military surgeon in history... he was present at all Napoleon's great battles [remaining loyal during and after his abdication].., was one of the first to amputate at the hip-joint, the first to describe the therapeutic effect of maggots on wounds, gave the first description 'trench foot'... and devised several new operations" (Garrison-Morton).
Provenance: Steeven's Hospital Medical and Surgical Library, Dublin, stamp (dated 1813) on titles, several text leaves and plate versos.





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