Baillie, Morbid Anatomy, 1807

The Morbid Anatomy of Some of the Most Important Parts of the Human Body. By Matthew Baillie, M. D. F. R. S. Fellow of the Royal Societies of London and Edinburgh, and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in London. The Third Edition, Corrected. London: Printed By W. Bulmer and Co. Cleveland-Row; for J. Johnson, St. Paul’s Churchyard; and G. and W. Nicol, Pall-Mall. 1807. 
 
Octavo in half brown leather with marbled paper over boards. Paper scuffed; leather less so, though corners bumped and a couple split. Early paper label on spine. Joints/hinges intact. Red speckled page edges. Blue ribbon. Last few leaves uncut at fore-edge. Minimal foxing. Clean, bright, and tight throughout. 
 
Ffep, blank, title – xl, 461, blank, rfep. 
 
Baillie’s book (first published 1793) is the first systematic textbook on the subject of morbid anatomy. Baillie (1761 – 1823) was an English pathologist who is credited with the first descriptions of situs inversus as well as transposition of the great arteries. He studied under his uncle, the anatomist John Hunter. His older uncle, William Hunter, bequeathed him a large sum of money, his home, and a medical school with museum. Baillie was also “the last and most eminent owner of the famous gold-headed cane (No. 6709).” (G-M 2281).