POTT, PERCIVAL. 1714-1788. Observations on the Nature and Consequences of Wounds and Contusions ...

POTT, PERCIVAL. 1714-1788. Observations on the Nature and Consequences of Wounds and Contusions of the Head.... London: C. Hitch and L. Hawes, 1760. 8vo (205 x 128 mm). Contemporary speckled calf, rebacked, slight bumps to corners. , some dampstaining to margins, ink ownership inscription on title, minor browning and spotting throughout. FIRST EDITION. 'This book, which showed Pott's extensive knowledge of surgical literature, systematized the treatment of head injuries. It shows what a variety of injuries of the head could be sustained even before the advent of the motor-car. Includes the first description of 'Pott's puffy tumour' (Garrison-Morton-Norman). Pott, a surgeon at St. Bartholomew's Hospital for more than 40 years, differentiated extradural hematoma from abscess, and noted the various effects of extradural and subdural hemorrhages. Garrison-Morton-Norman 4850.5; Waller 7598; See Eugene S. Flamm: 'Percivall Pott: an 18th century neurosurgeon' in Journal of Neurosurgery 76, 1992 pp 319-326 (laid in). [Bound with:] Observations on that Disorder of the Corner of the Eye, commonly called Fistula Lachrymalis. London: L. Hawes, 1763. Revised second edition of Pott's explanation of the physiology of the lachrymal apparatus and the pathology of fistula. See Norman 1731. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ¤ ¤ Without reserve For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing