Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1186

JOHN BELL (1763-1820) The anatomy of the human body. Printed and sold by Collins 1812 Vol. I: ix [v]-xxviii, 284 pp., illus., plates; Vol. II: xxiv, 309 pp., illus., plates; Vol. III: x, 308 pp., illus., plates; Vol. IV: xii, 246 pp., illus., plates. 20.6 cm.

An eminent Scottish anatomist and surgeon, John Bell exerted great influence on the development of British surgery, particularly through his work on surgical pathology. He had a special interest in surgery of the blood vessels and was the first to ligate the gluteal artery. An excellent artist, like his even more famous younger brother, Sir Charles Bell (see No. 1294 ff.), he illustrated his own books, and his engravings of the different parts and organs of the human body are landmarks in the history of anatomic illustration. Bell's Anatomy of the human body was first published from 1793 to 1803 and was reissued in 1811 with an additional volume by Sir Charles Bell and illustrations by the authors themselves. This first American edition, from the fourth London edition, is a worthy example of their joint efforts in the long line of editions of this work.

See Related Record(s): 1294

Cited references: Austin 191

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