The scalpel.

London : Printed and published (every Saturday) by S. Winkley, 12, Bridge Street, Southwark, 1823-1824.

Frequency: Weekly

Vol. 1, no. 1 (Saturday, October 25th, 1823)-Vol. 2 ([Mar., 1824])

19 volumes (ii, 20 pages, [3]-39 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 2 pages, [41]-237 pages, 1 unnumbered page; 84 pages) ; 23 cm (8vo)

Vol. 1, no. 1 also called "Supplemental number"

Imprint taken from colophon of first issue

Printed in double columns

Consists entirely of the surgical lectures of Sir Astley Cooper, which had just been published in the Lancet. The Introduction to v. 1, no. 1 states that they are republished here because the Lancet is inaccurate and because it includes other material besides the lectures, thus raising the price

Lefanu: British periodicals of medicine, no. 74.

Vol. 1 published in 18 nos. The next issue was called simply "Vol. 2"; no more published

Copy 1 Vol. 1-2 Supplier/Donor: N.Phillips Note: Bound into 1 vol. Binding: 19th cent. cloth-backed boards. Signature on front endpaper: Ian Smith. Bookplate of Library of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.