Percival Pott. Oeuvres Chirurgicales.

Estimate: $200–$300
Hammer price: $75

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author

(MEDICINE).

printer

Pierre François Didot

Place

Paris

Publication

1777

Description

First French edition. Two volumes.

summary

An English surgeon, Percivall Pott (1714-88) was one of the founders of orthopedics, and the first scientist to demonstrate that a cancer may be caused by an environmental carcinogen (i.e. occupational illnesses).

Contemporary uniform mottled calf with spine gilt, rubbed. 8vo.

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