Three Volumes on the History of Teeth: Charles Allen (1687 Reprint) and Joseph Fox First Edition bound with another (1803/1806 & 1814)
1) ALLEN, Charles, 'Dental Reprints No.1', 'Curious Observations on the Teeth ...The first known work on Dentistry in the English Language 1687, with a short introduction by L. Lindsay'.
Pub. LONDON: John Bale, Sons & Danielsson Ltd, Oxford House: 83-91, Great Titchfield Street, Oxford Street, W.1.1687; Note: The original of this text is in the British Museum (782 1.5.(1)). L.L. Lilian Lindsay Reprint 1924. 24pp.
Only two original 1685 copies are known to exist, located in the York Minster library and New York University College of Dentistry.
Taupe buckram with blue border and title, tanning and foxing, minor shelf wear. Bookplate: Ex Libris Anatomica K.F. Russell; Angus & Robertson Ltd Bookseller tag (160x220mm)
2) FOX, Joseph (1776-1816) 'Fox on the Teeth' 1803 and 1806.
Brown quarter binding with brown paper boards with original spine leather attached. References: Garrison and Morton 3679.
Dawson Cat 234, 1973 copy of Natural History of the Human Teeth for £195. Jeremy Norman in Cat 13, 1983 has copy of both books bound together (as this) for $3750.
Rattenberg Cat 4, 1985 lists a large paper copy of both books for $3000.
Bookplate: Ex Libris Anatomica K.F. Russell (271x210mm.)
2 Combined Volumes:
a) 'The Natural History of the Human Teeth, including a particular elucidation of the changes which take place during the second dentition'.
Pub. LONDON: Printed for Thomas Cox (at his Medical Library) St. Thomas's- Street, Borough. 1803. Collation: 4° p4 B-P4 Q2(-1) ($1-2 signed - C2, N2, O2) 61 leaves; pp. [3] iv-vii [2] 2-100 [14]. Plates facing pages O3v. O4r, O4v, P1r, P1v(two), P2r, P2v, P3r, P3v, P4r, P4v, Q1r.
b) 'The History and Treatment of the Diseases of the Teeth, the gums, and the alveolar processes, with the operations which they respectively require. To which is added, observations on other diseases of the mouth, and on the mode of fixing artificial teeth'
Pub. LONDON: Printed by James Swan, 76, Fleet Street, for Thomas Cox, St. Thomas's Street, Borough; 1806. Collation: 4° p2 B-Z4 ($1 signed) 92 leaves; pp. [5] 2-170 [10]. Plates facing pages Y4v, Z1r, Z1v, Z2r, Z2v, Z3r, Z3v, Z4r, Z4v.
3) FOX, Joseph 'The Natural History and Diseases of the Human Teeth in Two Parts, Illustrated with twenty-three copper plates'.
Pub. LONDON: Printed for E. Cox & Son, St Thomas's Street, Borough, 1814, printed by C. Baldwin, New Bridge St London, 2nd Edition, enlarged, 279pp (both parts in this volume). Title page cropped Part 1: pp100 and 13 Plates Part 2; 179pp and 10 Plates. Both parts bound in one.
Half tan suede and brown buckram board binding, much shelf wear and with peeling and cracking to spine, suede shedding, 'purchased from C. Hicks' 'C5 JF Colyer 1922' 'dup' scripted, title page cropped. Much foxing, tanning, shadowing, some pencil marks throughout. Bookplate: Ex Libris Anatomica K.F. Russell (210x270mm)
An excellent account of the primary and secondary dentition. He also gives explicit directions for correcting dental irregularities. Fox was a member of the Royal College of Surgeons and lectured at Gut's Hospital. The first editions of both his books are very rare.



PROVENANCE:
Collection Late Kenneth F. Russell (1911-1987), Professor of Anatomy and Medical History, University of Melbourne.

Estimate $300-400