A general system of surgery, in three parts. Containing the doctrine and management I. Of wounds, fractures, luxations, tumors, and ulcers, of all kinds. II. Of the several operations performed on all parts of the body. III. Of the several bandages applied in all operations and disorders. The whole illustrated with forty copper-plates, exhibiting all the operations, instruments, bandages, and improvements, according to the modern and most approved practice. To which is prefixed, an introduction, concerning the nature, origin, progress, and improvements of surgery; with such other preliminaries as are necessary to be known by the younger surgeons. Being a work of thirty years experience. By Dr. Laurence Heister, Professor of Physic and Surgery in the University of Helmstadt, Fellow of the Royal Society, London, and of the Royal Academy at Paris, &c

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  • A general system of surgery, in three parts. Containing the doctrine and management I. Of wounds, fractures, luxations, tumors, and ulcers, of all kinds. II. Of the several operations performed on all parts of the body. III. Of the several bandages applied in all operations and disorders. The whole illustrated with forty copper-plates, exhibiting all the operations, instruments, bandages, and improvements, according to the modern and most approved practice. To which is prefixed, an introduction, concerning the nature, origin, progress, and improvements of surgery; with such other preliminaries as are necessary to be known by the younger surgeons. Being a work of thirty years experience. By Dr. Laurence Heister, Professor of Physic and Surgery in the University of Helmstadt, Fellow of the Royal Society, London, and of the Royal Academy at Paris, &c
  • Chirurgie. English
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London : printed for W. Innys and J. Richardson, J. Clarke, R. Manby, J. Whiston and B. White, H. S. Cox, and L. Davis and C. Reymers, MDCCLVII. [1757] The sixth edition, translated from the author's last edition, greatly improved.; ..
Publication year
1757
ESTC No.
N2404
Grub Street ID
13403
Description
2v.,40 plates ; 4°.
Note
Originally published in German in 1719, and subsequently published in Latin in 1739, with the title 'Institutiones chirurgicae'

Part of v.1 printed by William Bowyer; his records show 500 copies printed. A record from 1758-59, 'Printed more of the 6th edition', 250 copies, may instead refer to a new edition of the first volume, issued with date 1759 and containing the preface to the 6th edition, though styled 'seventh edition' on the title page.