2 Volumes: 1851 Edition of Anatomist and Obstetrician William Hunter's 'Anatomia uteri humani gravidi' with Facsimile Volume of Anatomist William Hunter's 'Lectures of Anatomy' (1752)
1) HUNTER, William (1718-1783) 'Anatomia Uteri Humani Gravidi, Tabulis Illustrata' ('The Anatomy of the Human Gravid Uterus, Exhibited in Figures'). Pub. LONDON: Printed by the Sydenham Society 1851. Collation: Printed slip (notice to members), half title, title, 1 leaf, 16pp :: 34 plates (18 of the plates are folded in half).
The text in Latin and English. Plates were re-engraved for this edition. Plates were first published by John Baskerville in 1774. William Hunter was 'Physician Extraordinary to the Queen, Professor of Anatomy in the Royal Academy and Fellow of the Royal and Antiquarian Societies'.
Green buckram with gold embossed title and arms shield, some shelf wear, unattached first 5 leaves, some foxing and tanning, plate 23 heavily tanned, Royal Society stamp on each plate, small tear to front end paper.
References: Russell 456. Owner: Cancelled stamp of the Royal Society of New South Wales. Bookplates: Ex libris Anatomica KF Russell (495x350mm)
2) [HUNTER, William 1718-1783] 'Hunter's Lectures of Anatomy' Forward by Sir Charles Illingworth and an introduction by Nell Dowd the owner of the original.
Pub. AMSTERDAM: Elsevier, 1972.
Red morocco with gold embossed title to spine, good condition, very minor tanning and foxing to edges.
Newspaper cuttings inserted. Bookplates: Ex Libris, Anatomica KF Russell, DA Book
Depot tag (190x240mm)



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

Estimate $200-300