Civiale, Traite Pratiqe et Historique de la Lithotritie, 1847

Traite Pratiqe et Historique de la Lithotritie, par Le docteur Civiale, Avec 7 Planches, A Paris, Chez J.-B. Bailliere, Libraire de L’Academie Royale de Medecine, Rue de l’Ecole-de-Medecine, 17; a Londres, Chez H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-Street. 1847. 
 
Octavo in original half brown leather with gold text on spine and green marbled paper over boards. Minor scuffing and chipping to leather. Joints/hinges strong. Green end papers. Toning at corners of end papers. Small sticker on front paste down indicating withdrawn duplicate from a library. Otherwise clean, bright, and tight throughout. Several in-text figures and seven folding plates at rear. 
 
A strikingly fresh copy. Only edition. This work includes a history of the subject from 1817 to the time of publication. 
 
See G-M 4289 for Jean Civiale (1792-1867): “Civiale invented a lithotriteur for crushing stones inside the bladder and was responsible for putting the operation of lithotrity upon a sound basis. His claim to have introduced the operation was opposed by Leroy d’Etoilles and other contemporaries.” 
 
According to the William P. Didusch Center for Urologic History: “After some dispute, credit for the development of the first instrument to break a stone in the bladder of a living patient was given to Civiale. He received an award from the French Academy of Sciences of 6,000 francs in 1826 and the 10,000 franc Montyon Prize in 1887. ... Civiale revolutionized the approach to bladder stones. His instrument, however, was soon superseded by Heurteloup's percussion lithotrite, which paved the way for later crushing lithotrites.” 
Ffep, half title (ads on verso), title – xvi, 610, 7 folding plates, rfep.