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Vol 128 of the Memoirs. First edition.Moderate tanning of spine and slight tanning mark on front cover, very small imperfection on head of spine; otherwise unmarked, undamaged, and virtually as new, apparently never been opened.Prof. Jones's introduction and notes provide excellent context to this fascinating series of letters from pioneering American physician Jonathan Warren, probably the first to administer anesthetic during pediatric surgery and a leader in reconstructive surgery techniques. He studied in Paris with the leading medical practitioners of the day, and his letters provide valuable information on the state of medicine at the time and on the development of American medicine in the years leading up to the American Civil War.

Title on spine is "Tisbury's Town and Proprietors' Records." One of 500 copies. Spine tanned, a little age darkening, small scratch and a little scuffing on bottom right of rear board but otherwise volume is complete, tight, unmarked and wholly sound.This unique work was meticulously deciphered, arranged and recorded over many years as a labor of love by William S. Swift (1861-1936), civil engineer and surveyor and longtime town clerk of Vineyard Haven, and Jennie Cleveland, assistant town clerk.The Records provides an extraordinary look into the daily lives of Americans (who were not Americans when these records began) from the 17th to the 19th century. It details the real-life problems, concerns, attitudes, and solutions that concerned America from colonial times to the Revolutionary War ("...the unhappy State of the Province in general and of Said County [Dukes] in Particular." p. 206) through to the Civil War, and provides insights into British colonial and American life unobtainable elsewhere.… Read More

Volume is completely solid, binding undamaged in any way, all pages tight and bright, with perhaps a touch of age-darkening. Has some staining on endpapers. Spine appears faded, even though it has been protected by an untorn, unclipped dust jacket. Dust jacket shows some soiling, tanning of spine.A publication of the Rosenbach Fellowship in Bibliography.