Hafniae: Chr. Gottlob Proft. 1788-90. 2 vols. 8vo. xl, 687, [1]; xxiv, 700, [12] pp. FIRST EDITION. Each volume with engraved vignette titles. Contemporary calf, elaborate gilt spine; an extremely fine set. First edition of this celebrated work of surgery, considered by Hirsch as the outstanding medical textbook in Europe..... More
London: J. Callow, 1809. 8vo. Contemporary full calf, worn, rebacked. Second edition, greatly enlarged. The work deals primarily with the autopsies he performed on insane patients, from which he records what is now considered one of the first descriptions of syphilis in the brain. G&M, 4794. More
Berlin: Verlag von S. Karger, 1905. 8vo. 88 pp. FIRST EDITION. With 2 plates (1 in colour), 9 text illustrations. Original printed boards, backed in cloth. First edition of a valuable investigation on the detachment of the retina by Hirsch, an assistant at the Deutschen Universität at Prague. In addition..... More
Paris: Germer Bailliere, 1844-59. 5 vol. 8vo. 4], iii, [1], 835, [5]; [4], 806; [4], 516; [6], 536; [4], 1012 pp., including publisher's advertisements and index. FIRST EDITION. A very nice set uniformly bound in contemporary French calf-backed marbled boards, small tear to cover of second volume. First edition of..... More
Paris: Bureau du Bulletin General de Therapeutique, 1862. 8vo. [4], 130 pp. With numerous text illustrations of prosthetic devices. Original printed wrappers, uncut and unopened. First printing, apparently for purposes of handing out at a conference of orthopedic surgeons. This work contains fourteen short articles by famous physicians, including presentations..... More
[Paris]: [Henri Plon], [n.d.]. 8vo. [ii], 31, [1] pp. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. With an engraved frontispiece representing the instrument invented by Dr. Sales-Girons and constructed by Charriere (repeated in the text). Bound in boards, morocco backstrip. A fine copy. First and only edition of the original detailed instruction manual..... More
Vienna: Anton von Haykul, 1828. 8vo. xxxii, 484 pp. With 5 full page plates (4 coloured) and a folding plate of instruments. Modern cloth-backed boards; some light spotting, library stamp. The present book is the author's most famous. It has been corrected and improved from the original printing of 1822..... More
