Description: PRINTS BOOKS PHOTOGRAPHS MANUSCRIPTS CURIOSITIES - RARE ANATOMY OFFPRINT -HOME (Sir Everard, British surgeon, 1756-1832).On the difference in the appearance of the teeth and the shape of the skull in different seals. (London): 'Printed by William Nicol' (for the Royal Society), 1822. First separate edition. 4pp. Illustrated with three engraved plates. Unbound. Size: 4to (29cm x 22.5cm).Very Good to Good condition. Disbound from a volume of collected papers, with a few tiny puncture marks running along the spine. Light age-toning to margins of plates, and a few light spots of foxing within the engraved areas. Light off-setting from first plate to facing text page. Please ask if you require a more detailed condition report, or view gallery images closely.A rare offprint from the Philosophical Transactions, the world's longest running scientific journal, published by the Royal Society of London. Home was a British surgeon with a fiery temperament, who published a number of papers on antomy and related subjects in the Phil. Trans. journal. Offprints were produced at the time of the journal's first publication, of slightly before, in order that the author could present stand-alone copies of their paper to associates. key words:
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Binding: Unbound
Place of Publication: London
Non-Fiction Subject: Natural History
Language: English
Author: Sir Everard Home
Original/Reproduction: Original
Publisher: Royal Society
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1822
