A system of dissections, explaining the anatomy of the human body, the manner of displaying the parts, and their varieties in disease. With plates. By Charles Bell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bell, Charles, Sir, 1774-1842.

Standardized Title:

System of dissections. Vol.1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human anatomy--Early works to 1800.

Human anatomy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv,[2],27,[6],28-65,[4],68-90,[5],92-113,[3],4,121-127,[1]p.,plates )

Other Title:

System of dissections,

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : printed for Mundell and Son; and for J. Mundell, College, Glasgow: sold in London by Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard ; and Cox, St. Thomas Street, Borough, 1798.

Notes:

Issued in five parts; parts 2-5 have separate titlepages, but pagination and register are continuous.

The imprint to part 2 reads: 'Edinburgh. Printed [by John Brown] for J. Johnson, G.G. and J. Robinsons, London: and G. & W. Mudie, Edinburgh. 1798'; parts 3,4: 'Edinburgh: printed [by John Brown] for J. Johnson - J. Callow - T. Cox - London; and W. Mudie - J. Mundell - Edinburgh' [1799]; part 5: 'Edinburgh; printed [by and] for Mundell and Son; and for J. Johnson; and Longman and Rees, London, 1799' (additional information supplied for each respective colophon).

Pp.118-120 misnumbered 2-4.

Plates II-IV in part 1 have explanation slips bound before them.

An explanation of the plates in part 2 is numbered 68 on the verso.

Vol.2 published 1801-03.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T26196.

OCLC:

642557319