BURNS, John (1775-1850)

James's Burns, Improved. The Principles of Midwifery: Including the Diseases of Women and Children.; Edited, revised and enlarged by T. C. James

New York: Charles S. Francis, 1831. Fifth edition (stated in Preface). 8vo. xiv, 798 pp., folding table, 12 plates with letterpress descriptions, viii Index, advertisements. Original sheep. Front cover nearly detached, repairs to spine, rubbed; foxing / From the Collection of Allan B. Kirsner, M.D. Item #401982

In 1815 Burns was appointed the first Regius Professor of Surgery at the University of Glasgow. Cordasco 30-0132.

Price: $75.00