Heister, General System of Surgery, 1768

A General System of Surgery, in Three Parts. Containing the Doctrine and Management I. Of Wounds, Fractures, Luxations, Tumors, and Ulcers, of all Kinds. II. Of the several Operations performed on all Parts of the Body. III. Of the several Bandages applied in all Operations and Disorders. To which is prefixed, an Introduction, Concerning the Nature, Origin, Progress, and Improvements of Surgery; With such other Preliminaries as are necessary to be known by the Younger Surgeons. Being a Work of Thirty Years Experience. Illustrated with Forty Copper-Plates, exhibiting all the Operations, Instruments, Bandages, and Improvements, according to the Modern and most approved Practice. By Dr. Laurence Heister, Professor of Physic and Surgery in the University of Helmstadt, Fellow of the Royal Society, London, and of the Royal Academy at Paris, &c. Translated from the Author’s last Edition, greatly improved. The eighth Edition, Revised and Corrected. London, Printed for J. Whiston, L. Davis and C. Reymers, B. White, H. Woodfall, R. Baldwin, W. Johnston, T. Lowndes, L. Hawes and Co. T. Caslon, Z. Stuart, W. Law, W. Kearsley. MDCCLXVIII.  
 
Quarto volume in brown cloth with gold text and raised bands on spine. Later end papers. Library markings on spine. A few small pencil annotations on front blank and title page. Repaired tear involving plate 10. Mild toning. Variable image transfer from plates onto text leaves. Some foxing. Overall, mostly bright. Binding tight. 
 
Ffep, blank, title – A4, b4, B – Mmm4, Title, B – Fff4, Ggg3, blank, rfep. 
Ffep, blank, title – xvi, 456, title, 414, blank, rfep. 
With 40 folding plates. 
 
See G-M 5576: Lorenz Heister (1683 - 1758) "was the founder of scientific surgery in Germany. His book contains many interesting illustrations and includes an account of tourniquets used in his time; Heister introduced a spinal brace. This was the most popular surgical text of the 18th century; it underwent numerous editions and translations."