Description

Hardcover, thick octavo volume bound in genuine red top-grain cowhide, with all edges gilt and covers brass-die stamped in 22kt gold. Translated from the original French, with notes, by Richard Wilmott Hall. Additional refinements include bound in silk ribbon marker, raised spine hubs and specially commissioned marbled end-papers by Richard J. Wolfe. This special limited edition was prepared from the first American edition of 1814 courtesy of the Countway Library of Medicine. First edition thus of a limited edition, this being number 921, with original subscriber’s personalized book-plate, bearing limitation number, unused and laid-in loose. The present work is a foundational text in military medicine by Napoleon’s chief surgeon, highlighting innovative and revolutionary practices in the field of military medicine. A clean, fresh and unmarked copy, pristine and as new.