Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical [Gray’s Anatomy].

GRAY, Henry.

Item Number: 110989

Philadelphia: Blanchard and Lea, 1859.

First edition of this influential work on Anatomy. Quarto, bound in full calf, black morocco spine label, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, illustrated with 363 wood-engravings after the drawings by H. V. Carter. In near fine condition with light toning to the text. Presentation copy to Normand Hoerr, “To Dr. Normand Hoerr with kind personal regards Oscar Rinson, MD.” Normand Hoerr was an early twentieth century authority in the field of cytochemistry. A nice example with noted provenance.

Gray's Anatomy is an English-language textbook of human anatomy originally written by Henry Gray and illustrated by Henry Vandyke Carter. Earlier editions were called Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical and Gray's Anatomy: Descriptive and Applied, but the book's name is commonly shortened to, and later editions are titled, Gray's Anatomy. The book is widely regarded as an extremely influential work on the subject, and has continued to be revised and republished from its initial publication in 1858 to the present day.