Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1387

SIR WILLIAM LAWRENCE (1783-1867) A treatise on ruptures. Printed for J. Callow 1810 2nd ed. xiii, 484 pp., 2 plates (1 fold.). 21.5 cm.

Although Lawrence was best known as an eye surgeon whose practice was centered on St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London, he also contributed significantly to the understanding and management of ruptures. The present work, first published in 1807 as A treatise on hernia, remained for many years the standard work on the subject.

Cited references: Garrison-Morton 3587 (1838 ed.); Wellcome II, p. 462

Gift of John Martin, M.D.