AITKEN, John. Principles of Osteology, or the Anatomy of the Human Bones. Interspersed with Chirurgical Remarks, and illustrated with Copper-Plate Engravings, Drawn from Nature, or Copied from the Works of the Greatest Masters. For the use of students.
Pub. Edinburg MDCCLXXXV (1785) Title, 74pp, [21]leaves, :: 11 plates, [1] leaf (blank)
Aitken (d.1790) was professor of anatomy and surgery at the extra-academical school of medicine and surgery at Edinburgh. Although this book was prepared for students, it would appear that very few copies have survived.
Later rebinding in half calf on marbled boards. Repaired name excision to the title page. Minor occasional foxing and a few notations in pencil. Bookplate: Ex Libris Anatomica K.F. Russell (210x126mm)


Estimate $450-700