Two Historical Volumes regarding St Thomas Hospital (1819) and Christopher Wren's Monument (1801)
1) GOLDING, Benjamine (1678-1761) 'Historical account of the origin, progress and present state of St. Thomas's Hospital, Southwark'. Pub. LONDON: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1819. Collation: 12° (in sixes) a6(-1) b6 B-X6 Y4 ($1, 3 signed; b3, H3, I3, M3, N3, O3, P3, Q3, R3, T3, U3, X3 signed b2, H2, I2, M2, N2, O2, P2, Q2, R2, T2, U2, X2; G3 and S3 not signed) 135 leaves; [5] viii-xi [2] xiv-xxiii [2] 2-245 [3]. Collation Brief: Title, [1]leaf, pp. [vii]-xxiii, 243pp., [1]leaf.
Golding was physician to the Royal West London Infirmary.
Half brown leather and marbled board with gold embossed title to spine, flecking chipping and much shelf wear, ex Royal College of Surgeons of England' stamp to title page, script to inner page. Sticker saying bound by J. Kelly, 15 Gower Place. A duplicate from the Library of the Royal College of Surgeons, London. Bookplate: Ex Libris Anatomica K.F. Russell (172x105mm)
2) MATTISON, John, Keeper of the Monument 'The column called the Monument, described, erected to perpetuate the dreadful fire of London in the year 1666, of the rebuilding the city, under the inspection of that great architect Sir Christopher Wren, Knt. Together with the building, dimentions, inscriptions, and all that is necessary to be known of this famous pillar; to which is added some account of the devastation of that fire and the lots computed'. Pub. LONDON. Printed by J. Bryan, Grocers Hall Court, Poultry for John Mattison, Keeper of the monument. Dedication dated 1801. Collation: 12° p12 (none signed) 12 leaves; pp. [5] 2-19 [1].
Cream vellum, much loved, soiled through wear, some crinkling and waving to pages, else binding intact, minor foxing and marks with tanning. References: ESTC has other editions [1800?] for different Keepers of the monument. Owners Initials E.J. Bookplates: Rivers Langton and K.F. Russell (168x100mm)
PROVENANCE:
Collection Late Kenneth F. Russell (1911-1987), Professor of Anatomy and Medical History, University of Melbourne.
Estimate $100-150