Lot 234
Dentistry - Hunter, John
Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 11 January 2012 at 11:00 GMT
Description
The natural history of the human teeth. London: J. Johnson, 1771. [8], 128, [16], 16 engraved plates, half-title, contemporary ownership inscription of Tho. Fowler on title in ink; [bound with] Hunter, John A practical treatise on the diseases of the teeth, intended as a supplement to the natural history of the human teeth. London: J. Johnson, 1778. [6], iv, 128, [8], half-title. Two works in one volume, first editions, 4to., recent antique style calf gilt, gilt fillet to covers, spine gilt, red morocco label
Footnote
Note: First editions of both works. John Hunter's classic work, bound with his later Diseases of the teeth. The natural history of the human teeth revolutionised the practice of dentistry and provided a basis for later dental research. Hunter introduced the classes cuspids, bicuspids, molars and incisors; he also devised appliances for the correction of malocclusion. Hunter also includes instructions for the operation of tooth transplantation. An excellent copy. Garrison & Morton 3675, 3676; Menzies Campbell, 22, 28. Crowley, 1521. Poletti, p.105. Weinberger, p.70.
Provenance: H.F. Norman copy, bookplate.