A narrative of the last illness of the Right Honourable The Earl of Orford: from May 1744, to the day of his decease, March the eighteenth following
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- London: John and Paul Knapton, 1745
London: John and Paul Knapton, 1745. FIRST EDITION. With 1 folding plate. Rebound into boards with new endpapers; a fine copy. First edition. This treatise details the cause of death of Robert Walpole, Lord Orford (1676-1745) from urological problems. The autopsy was performed by Ranby, a prominent surgeon, William Cheselden and Edward Hulse. Orford apparently died from a combination of kidney stones and prostate illness.
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Title
A narrative of the last illness of the Right Honourable The Earl of Orford: from May 1744, to the day of his decease, March the eighteenth following
Author
RANBY, John
Condition
Unknown
Publisher
John and Paul Knapton: London
Date
1745
Edition
FIRST EDITION