17th Sep, 2024 10:00
The September Auctions 2024
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Underwood (Michael) A Treatise on the Diseases of Children
Underwood (Michael) A Treatise on the Diseases of Children with General Directions for the Management of Infants from Birth, London: for J. Matthews, 1789, 12mo, New Edition, contemporary tree calf with red morocco title block to spines, two volumes, half-titles
Provenance:Ombersley Court, Worcestershire
Footnote:Underwood laid the foundation of modern paediatrics. His work was superior to anything that had previously appeared and remained the most important book on the subject for sixty years, passing through many editions. Includes the first description of Sclerema Neonatorum (Underwood`s disease); the second edition (1789) contains a description of congenital heart disease in children, being the first paediatric treatise to do so` (G-M 6326); Norman 2122 (1789 edition)
Chorley’s Auctioneers is to offer The Ombersley Court Library collected by the English aristocratic family of Sandys across five centuries.
Proceeds of the sale will will be donated to the Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust (Charity 1127871).
Hartlebury Castle is a historic Worcestershire estate first given to Bishop Aelhun in 855AD. Home of the Bishops of Worcester until 2007. it has a longstanding connection with the Sandys family throughout its history.
Sold for £950
Underwood (Michael) A Treatise on the Diseases of Children with General Directions for the Management of Infants from Birth, London: for J. Matthews, 1789, 12mo, New Edition, contemporary tree calf with red morocco title block to spines, two volumes, half-titles
Ombersley Court, Worcestershire
Underwood laid the foundation of modern paediatrics. His work was superior to anything that had previously appeared and remained the most important book on the subject for sixty years, passing through many editions. Includes the first description of Sclerema Neonatorum (Underwood`s disease); the second edition (1789) contains a description of congenital heart disease in children, being the first paediatric treatise to do so` (G-M 6326); Norman 2122 (1789 edition)
THE OMBERSLEY COURT LIBRARY
Chorley’s Auctioneers is to offer The Ombersley Court Library collected by the English aristocratic family of Sandys across five centuries.
Proceeds of the sale will will be donated to the Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust (Charity 1127871).
Hartlebury Castle is a historic Worcestershire estate first given to Bishop Aelhun in 855AD. Home of the Bishops of Worcester until 2007. it has a longstanding connection with the Sandys family throughout its history.
Volume 1 spine starting to split, title labels a little rubbed, endpapers toned, wear to the extremities, not collated
Volume 2 joints worn and back cover starting to detach, title labels a little rubbed, endpapers toned, wear to the extremities, not collated
both volumes light spotting and foxing, not evenly sized binding with volume 2 a little shorter.
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