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Inscription on flyleaf with page references, including to tetanus and emphysema

Inscriptions on flyleaf and title page: ‘To the St George’s Hospital Library from Joseph Toynbee October 1841’, ‘Joseph Toynbee January 1837’

Inscription on flyleaf: 'Joseph Toynbee January 1837 to the St George’s Hospital Library October 1841’

Full title: ‘Theophili Boneti Medicinae Doctoris, Sepulchretum sive Anatomia Practica, ex Cadaveribus Morbo Denatis, proponens Historias et Observationes Omnium Humani Corporis Affectuum, ipsorumque Causas reconditas revelans. Quo Nomine tam Pathologiae Genuinae, quam Nosocomiae Orthodoxae fundatrix, imo Medicinae Veteris ac Novae Promptuarium dicimeretur. Cum Indicibus necessariss. Editio altera, quam novis commentariis et observationibus innumeris illustravit, ac tertia ad minimum Parte actiorum fecit Johannes Jacobus Mangetus, Medicinae Doctor & Serenissimi Electoris Brandenburgici Archiater’

Given by St George’s Hospital Medical School for Senior Anatomical Prize (session 1838-39) to John Morgan

Inscription inside front cover: ‘Ex libris Frederici Hervey. Schola Westmenstatiensi[?] Alumnus. [?] anno domini 1745’. Pasted inside front cover ex libris of Rolle and ex libris of Orlando Bridgman of Ridley, in the County of Chester Bart 1704. The latter is accompanied by a pencil note: ‘Found in this state under the large plate of John Hervey of Ickworth 1689. J.C. Woods’. The plate of John Hervey not present.

Full title: ‘Lucan’s Pharsalia, Translated into English Verse by Nicholas Rowe, Esq’. Includes a map of the Roman Empire. The text includes occasional manuscript notes in the margins.

Inscription on title page: ‘St George’s Hospital Library’

Contains multiple texts. Includes some manuscript notes in the margins.

Full titles:

‘A Treatise of the Urinary Passages. Containing their Description, Powers, and Uses; Together with the Principal Distempers that affect the; in particular the Stone of the Kidneys and Bladder, As deliver’d at the Gulstonian Lecture in the Theatre of the Royal College of Physicians, London, on the 17th, 18th and 19th Days of March 1725 by William Rutty, M.D. Fellow of the said College, of the Royal Society, and Reader of Anatomy at Surgeons-Hall’.

'Dissertatio de Structura et Motu Musculari, Auctore Alexandro Stuart, M.D. Serenissimae Carolinae Mag.Brit. Etc. nuper. Regin. Med. Ord. Coll. Reg. Med. Lond. & R.S.S.’

Full title: ‘Tabulae Anatomicae clarissimi viri Bartholomaei Eustachii quas e tenebris tandem vindicatas et Clementis Papae XI, Munificentia dono acceptas, praefatione, ac notis illustravit Joh. Maria Lancisiu archiater pontificius. Editio romana altera’

Inscription on flyleaf: ‘Lazarus Rivierus, Montperliensis, natus A.D. 1589.’

Inscription on flyleaf: 'Library St George’s Hospital presented by Mr J. Cates 1822’

Inscriptions on flyleaf: ‘Presented by Edmund Abbey Jan 1, 1816’, St George’s Hospital Library’. Inscription on title page: ‘St George’s Hospital Library’

Inscription on flyleaf: ‘The Widow of the late Edward Cutler (surgeon to St George’s Hospital) in accordance with her Husband’s wishes and instructions presented this Volume of prints, from his collection to The Library of St George’s Hospital 1875’

Includes a list of governors and contributors and 'abstract of some bye-laws'

Inscription on title page: ‘Presented to the St George’s Hospital Library by Mr Willisford 1836’

Full title: ‘Dr Boerhaave’s Academical Lectures on the Theory of Physic Being a Genuine Translation of his Institutes and Explanatory Comment, Collated and adjusted to each other, as they were dictated to this Students at the University of Leyden’

Ex libris of Mr Robert Home pasted inside front cover

Full title: ‘The Commentaries upon the Aphorisms of Dr Herman Boerhaave, the Late Learned Professor of Physick in the University of Leyden, Concerning The Knowledge and Cure of the several Diseases incident to Human Bodies. By Gerard van Swieten, M.D. Translated into English’

Inscription on flyleaves: ‘Presented by the Hon G.J.O. Bridgeman F.R.C.S. Dec 1953’

Full title: ‘A Medicinal Dictionary: Including Physic, Surgery, Anatomy, Chymistry and Botany in all their Brances relative to Medicine together with a History of Drugs; An account of the Various Preparations, Combinations, and Uses; and an Introductory Preface, Tracing the Progress of Physic, and explaining the Theories which have principally prevail’d in all Ages of the World. With Copper plates. By R. James, M.D.’

Inscription on title page of Vols I, II: ‘Rob. Sinclair 1756’. Inscription on flyleaf of Vols II, III, IV, V: ‘St George’s Hospital Library’

Inscription on flyleaf: 'Prescott Hewett Esq from his sincere friend Henry Lee'

Inscription on flyleaf: 'Prescott Hewett Esq from Henry Lee'

Inscriptions on flyleaf: ‘J[ames] F. Palmer Apine[?] 1823 London’, ‘Presented to St George’s Hospital Library by J.F. Palmer Esq. House surgeon June 30th 1824’

Full title: ‘Hermanni Boerhaave viri summi, suique praeceptoris Methodus Studii Medici Emaculata & Accessionibus Iocupletata ab Alberto ab Haller’