John Woodall
The Surgeons Mate
Nicholas Bourne
1639
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The Surgeon's Mate, by John Woodall.
- John Woodall (British).
- [London: Rob Young for Nicholas Bourne, 1639].
- Quarto.
- [34], 29, [8], 31-98, 141-258, 263-275, [13], 301-412, [12] pages.
- Illustrated with 4 engraved plates.
- Bound in full calf, with a red lettering piece to the spine.
John Woodall was a prominent English doctor and businessman best known for this work, The Surgeon's Mate, which was the definitive medical textbook for naval surgeons.
This 1639 edition in particular was "made required reading for all naval surgeons in the East India Company" (Garrison-Morton 2144).
Literature
ESTC S95910; Garrison-Morton 2144.
Condition Report
GoodRebacked to style.
Endpapers renewed.
Boards scuffed and scratched, with some pitting, rubbing, and cracking to the extremities.
Text block is heavily toned and soiled along the edges, with moderate wear.
Lacking the title-page, pages 143-146, and pages 259-262, all other pagination disruptions are as issued. Pages 143-146 are replaced in facsimile.
Ink stains, smudging, soiling, and marginalia present throughout.
Archival repair to pages with more severe damage.
Ex-library, with bookplate to the front pastedown.
Graphite notation to the front flyleaf.
Ink and blind stamps to the first original leaf (A2).
Product is used.
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