1833) The Hand: Its Mechanism And Vital Endowments.../Sir Charles Bell*Rare 1st

Description: The Hand: Its Mechanism And Vital Endowments As Evincing Design by Sir Charles Bell, William Pickering Publisher, 1833 Rare True First Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. xv, 288p. Modern quarter calf with gilt title on black label over green cloth boards, marbled edges. Original ribbon bound in at p.214-215 causing a little bit of ghosting to inner margin. Original blanks with tiny bit of chipping at edges, no affect, overall the book is about near fine. Illustrated throughout with text illustrations. Large clean margins. Rare copy of the true first edition in excellent condition. The second edition was printed shortly after in the same year and was expanded. Bell's classic work on the hand illustrated with his own vignettes, discusses the hand's anatomy, physiology, bio-mechanics and comparative anatomy, as well as its utility and adaptive importance, the sense of touch, and related topics. Charles Bell (1774-1842), Scottish surgeon, anatomist, physiologist, neurologist, artist and philosophical theologian. He is noted for the difference between sensory nerves and motor nerves in the spinal chord. He is also noted for describing Bell's palsy... In 1829 Francis Egerton, eighth Earl of Bridgewater died, and in his will, he left a large sum of money to the President of the Royal Society of London. The will stipulated the money was to be used to write, print and publish one thousand copies of a work On the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God. The President of the Royal Society Davies Gilbert appointed eight gentlemen to write separate treatises on the subject. In 1833, he published the fourth Bridgewater Treatise, The Hand: Its Mechanism And Vital Endowments As Evincing Design. Bell published four editions of The Hand. Please see photos for Contents pages. Contact me for any additional photos or information. Quickly and carefully shipped with USPS Media Mail. Also available for free local pickup in Los Angeles 90034. Add items to your cart first and then checkout. If multiple items are purchased separately, I will still refund the shipping discount amount directly to your account for combined orders.

Price: 450 USD

Location: Los Angeles, California

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