A Description of all the Bursae Mucosae of the Human Body; Their Structure Explained, and Compared with that of the Capsular Ligaments of the Joints, and of those Sacs which Line the Cavities of the Thorax and Abdomen; with Remarks on the Accidents and Diseases which Affect those Several Sacs, and on the Operations Necessary for their Cure, 1st edition, Edinburgh, 1788, ten engraved plates (including 5 folding), some dampstaing mostly to margins, occasional spotting and dust-soiling, edges untrimmed, endpapers renewed, original boards, modern buckram spine, slim folio, contained in a purpose made slipcase in half sheep and marbled sides 'This classic work contains the first full anatomical description of the sacs between the tendons and bones which Albinus had named the bursae mucosae. They are illustrated on 10 plates which for explicit clarity and accuracy have not been improved upon' (Heirs of Hippocrates 1011). 'The first serious study of this subject and the most original anatomical work by the greatest of the Monro dynasty.' (GM 399.2). (1)
A Description of all the Bursae Mucosae of the Human Body; Their Structure Explained, and Compared with that of the Capsular Ligaments of the Joints, and of those Sacs which Line the Cavities of the Thorax and Abdomen; with Remarks on the Accidents and Diseases which Affect those Several Sacs, and on the Operations Necessary for their Cure, 1st edition, Edinburgh, 1788, ten engraved plates (including 5 folding), some dampstaing mostly to margins, occasional spotting and dust-soiling, edges untrimmed, endpapers renewed, original boards, modern buckram spine, slim folio, contained in a purpose made slipcase in half sheep and marbled sides 'This classic work contains the first full anatomical description of the sacs between the tendons and bones which Albinus had named the bursae mucosae. They are illustrated on 10 plates which for explicit clarity and accuracy have not been improved upon' (Heirs of Hippocrates 1011). 'The first serious study of this subject and the most original anatomical work by the greatest of the Monro dynasty.' (GM 399.2). (1)
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