Abernethy, John

The Hunterian Oration for the Year 1819, delivered before The Royal College of Surgeons, in London

London: A. J. Valpy, 1819. Wraps. Disbound pamphlet from "The Pamphleteer," a compilation of various pamphlets, speeches, articles and letters published quarterly and with uncirculated stock bound up at the end of each year and issued as an annual volume. Two staples along left edge else very good. 28 pp. Abernethy was a surgeon, popularly remembered today for having given his name to the Abernethy biscuit, a coarse-meal baked good meant to aid digestion. Very good. Item #H25321

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