PORTERFIELD, William. A Treatise on the Eye, the Manner and Phaenomena of Vision in Two Volumes. Volume 1 (only)
Pub. EDINBURGH: Printed for A. Miller at London and for G. Hamilton and J. Balfour at Endinburgh. MDCCLIX (1759) Title, pp [i]-xxxi, [1] leaf, 450pp., [1] leaf :: 5 plates.
Porterfield was M.D. and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. He obtained his M.D. at Rheins in 1717. He matriculated at Leyden in 1718 and studied there under Boerhaave. In 1728 the Royal College of Physicians of Eninburgh recommended the Town Court to appoint Porterfield as professor of physic and this was done in 1724. No evidence that he ever gave any lectures. Russell British Anatomy 671 ESTC T60564.
Spine and front corners later repaired with leather. Spine label with losses. Contents toned, Title page heavily affected, otherwise fairly clean and straight. Plates toned, one with a soiled and crushed edge. (197x122mm)


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