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Hardcover, thick octavo volume bound in genuine dark blue top-grain cowhide, with all edges gilt and spine brass-die stamped in 22kt gold. Two volumes bound as one. 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 Irish edition of 1778 courtesy of the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University. First edition thus of a limited edition, printed for subscriber’s only. Though the book-plate, which furnished the book number, is lacking in this copy, this volume came from a private library with over 100 Classics of Medicine titles, all of which were identified as number 921. Pott’s was surgeon to St. Bartholomew’s Hospital and is credited with numerous pioneering advancements in orthopedics, neurosurgery, and oncology. A clean, fresh and unmarked copy, pristine and as new.