Principles of osteology, or the anatomy of the human bones. : Interspersed with chirurgical remarks, and illustrated with copper-plate engravings, drawn from nature, or copied from the works of the greatest masters. For the use of students. / By John Aitken, M.D.

Principles of osteology or the anatomy of the human body

Edinburgh : [publisher not identified], MDCCLXXXV. [1785]

172 unnumbered pages, 52 unnumbered folded leaves of plates : illustrations (engr.) ; 8vo (22 cm)

Advertisement on leaf 2: "The following pages contain part of a work, entitled Principles of anatomy and physiology, soon to be published. ... Edinburgh, Nov. 2. 1785."

Contains all the plates and explanatory text from vols. 1 and 2 of Principles of anatomy and physiology (the second vol. of which has the title Principles of osteology or the anatomy of the human body) except for plates N, O, R, S, X, D(2), 2D, DD, and FF(2), with two additional unidentified plates bound before leaf U1 and at end.

Signatures: ² A-E⁴ F² G-N⁴ *N⁴ O⁴ P⁴(+P3) Q-T⁴ *U U⁴

Copy 1. Bound in 18th century papers (very damaged) with parchment spine and corners, red leather label with gold lettering. Manuscript inscriptions on final free endpaper: "J. Langstaff" (twice) and "E. Canton 1856". Inscription on verso of front free endpaper: "Presented to the Library of the Charing Cross Hospital Medical College by Edwin Canton. Sept. 1856." Library stamp of Charing Cross Hospital Medical School on title page and pastedowns, and its booklabel on front pastedown (with shelfmark B22 crossed out and K4 added). Loose Ex libris booklabel of Westminster Medical School.