Surgeon and Anatomist John Hunter's Scarce Botanical Work, published in 1860.
HUNTER, John (1728-1793), 'Memoranda on Vegetation'. Pub. LONDON: Printed by Taylor and Francis, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street. 1860. Collation: 4° p4(-1) B-E4 F2(-1) ($1-2 signed) 20 leaves; pp. [3] iv-vi [1] 2-34. Collation Brief: Title, [2]leaves, 34pp.
Printed by the Royal College of Surgeons from an unpublished manuscript of John Hunter. Hunter was a Scottish surgeon and scientist who strongly advocated for the Scientific Method in medicine. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1767 and he set up his own anatomy school in London. The Hunterian Society of London holds his name, as does the Hunterian Museum in London, which houses his anatomical collection of skeletons.
Discoloured buckram, with gold embossed title to spine, slightly sunned, yellow endpapers, slightly soiled, slight foxing tanning. Bookplate: K.F. Russell. (287x224mm)


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

Estimate $350-450