Pott, On Ruptures (plus two others), 1756, Haskell Norman's copy
A Treatise on Ruptures. By Percivall Pott, Surgeon to St Bartholomew’s-Hospital. London: Printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes, at the Red-Lion, Pater-noster-Row. 1756.
Bound with,
An Account of a particular Kind of Rupture, Frequently attendant upon New-born Children; and Sometimes met with in Adults; viz. That in Which the Intestine, or Omentum, is found in the same Cavity, and in contact with the Testicle. By Percivall Pott, Surgeon to St. Batholomew’s Hospital. London: Printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes, in Paternoster-Row 1757.
Bound with,
Observations on that Disorder of the Corner of the Eye, commonly called Fistula Lachrymalis. By Percivall Pott, Surgeon to St. Bartholomew’s-Hospital. London: Printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes in Pater-noster-Row. 1758.
Three works (all first editions) bound in one volume. Octavo in full original brown leather, later respined. Raised bands, gold, and red title label on spine. Boards scuffed. Corners bumped. Bookplates of Haskell Norman and E. Pacifico on front paste down. Toning of end papers. Penciled notations on front end papers. Minimal foxing, otherwise pages bright. Clean and tight throughout with well retained margins.
Xxx, 232 (4)
2, v-vi, 41.
Vii, 84.
Heirs 928: “Pott was one of the busiest and most famous surgeons in England during the middle of the eighteenth century. His surgical writings were wide-ranging and included descriptions of congenital hernia, lacrimal fistula, hydrocele, fistula in ano, and cancer of the scrotum in chimney sweeps. This last work, a classic in industrial medicine, was one of the earliest examples of a specific type of neoplasm being related to a particular occupation. Pott's first published work, this is his most famous treatise and a classical contribution to the study of hernia. In the book, he describes inguinal, femoral, umbilical, congenital, and strangulated hernias together with their proper treatment. Pott gave the first description of congenital hernia and also made a strong plea for abandoning dangerous and destructive methods of treating hernias such as castration, cautery, and escharotics.”
This copy was part of lot 731 in part II for Haskell F. Norman’s sale at Christie’s in New York, in June of 1998.
