The hand

London: William Pickering, 1834. THIRD EDITION. Text illustrations after drawings by the author. Contemporary half-calf over marbled boards. An excellent copy with the bookplate of the United Service Club and a printed sticker reflecting the presentation to Joint Services Staff College from the Library of the United Service Club, London. Third edition. In this classic work on the hand, written as Treatise IV of the Bridgewater Treatise series, Bell discusses the anatomy, physiology, and bio-mechanics of the hand, its utility and adaptive importance. Substitution of other organs for the hand, the sense of touch, kinesthetics, and other topics are also included.

Eimas, Heirs of Hippocrates, 308; Garrison & Morton, 411.1; Wellcome, II, p. 136.