Collection of Early Historical Medical Research including Hecker's 1844 Edition of 'Epidemics of the Middle Ages', Parry's Papers of 'Trephining of the Skull' and Kenneth Russell's Papers on Richard Mead, Andreas Vesalius, John Hunter, William Fergusson, John Browne and Bransby Cooper.
1) Hecker, Justus Frederick Carl. 'The Epidemics of the Middle Ages', from the German, translated by B.G. Babington M.D. F.R.S. Pub. LONDON, The Sydenham Society 1844, printed by George Woodfall & Son, Angel Court Skinner Street. pp418.
Hecker was 'Professor at Frederick William's University Berlin and Member of various learned societies in Albany, Berlin. Bonn, Copenhagen, Dijon, Dresden, Erlangen, Hanua, Heidelberg, Leipzig, London, Lyons, Marseilles, Metz, Naples, New York, Offenberg, Philadelphia, Stockholm, Toulouse, Warsaw and Zurich' Divided into 3 parts: The Black Death, The Dancing Mania and The Sweating Sickness (last part printed in original Old English).
Dark blue/green impressed buckram cover with gold embossed armorial shield. Loose cover, spine and some pages loose, minor tanning.
Signatures of Henry W. Joy & F.B. William Phillips. Stamp of S.S. Feuerstein to end pages and page edges. Bound by Westleys & Clark London tag. (140x225mm)
2) 'Trephining of the Skull: Papers by T. Wilson Parry', including 'Prehistoric Man and His Early Efforts to Combat Disease' 1914, 'The Prehistoric Trephined Skulls of Great Britain, together with a Detailed Description of the Operation probably performed in each Case' 1921.
Thomas Parry was a British Physician who pursued research into Neolithic surgery that was used for the treatment of disease and to cast out evil spirits. Russell wrote many papers on famous historical medical figures.
Red Buckram Folder with 17 lectures (one in German) bound into the book, minor sunning, some foxing and tanning.
Bookplates: Ex Libris Arthur Keith & Ex Libris Anatomica KF Russell, 200x270mm folder).
3) Eight Loose Reprinted Papers by K.F. Russell: 'The Anatomical Library of Dr. Richard Mead (1673-1754)' (Reprint of 1947 original), 'Andreas Vesalius and His Fabrica' (1952), 'John Tinney's Compendium Anatomicum and its Publishers' (1974), 'John Hunter and His Masterpiece' (1939), 'William Fergusson and the Private School of Anatomy of Robert Knox' (1967), 'John Browne, 1642-1702, A Seventeenth Century Surgeon, Anatomist, and Plagiarist' (1959), 'A List of the Works of John Browne (1642-1702)' (1962), 'The Military General Service Medal Awarded to Bransby Cooper (1792-1853)' (undated).
All, but one, are staple bound and in good condition. 175x255mm (largest)

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

Estimate $200-250