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2 volumes, 12mo (167 x 92 mm) engraved allegorical frontispiece, 1 nn.l. (title), 47, XCVIII (misnumbered CXVIII), 345 pp., 1 nn.l. (approbation), 13 engraved plates for volume I; 1 nn.l. (title), V, 365 pp., 2 nn.ll., (approbation and privilege), 1 engraved plate for volume II. Contemporary speckled calf, spine gilt with raised bands, red edges (some light staining, light wear to spines, lettering piece to vol. II missing).
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Blake, 15; Norman, 55; Garrison-Morton, 4301; Heirs of Hippocrates, 697; Waller, I, 418; Wellcome, II, 45.
First edition of the earliest work to deal with preventive apsects of orthopedics and the first work to use the newly coined term of orthopedics as created by the author himself.
This work was very positively welcomed within the profession and was quickly translated into English (1743), and German (1744).
“This pioneering work is among the earliest to deal with the preventive and rehabilitative aspects of orthopedics. It was in this work that Andry coined the term orthopedics from the Greek work orthos (straight) and paidios (child) to express his adherence to the theory that many adolescent and adult deformities originate in childhood.
Following a long survey of human anatomy, there are instructions for the breast feeding of infants, directions for handling, dressing, feeding, and exercising children as well as specific treatment for diseases common to young children. Most of the work is concerned with preventing and correcting poor body posture and other defects caused by improper habits during the formative years. Andry Also presents measures to be employed in correcting deformities such as a curvature of the spine, club foot, stooped shoulders, etc. he places great emphasis on prevention and rehabilitation and offers sound advice for correcting not only bodily deformities but also deformities of the teeth and gums, speech defects, and mutism” (Heirs).
“The first book on orthopaedics, whih term Andry himself introduced… This is also the first book on diseases of children to include mention of chlorosis” (Garrison-Morton).
The 14 plates show sitting positions, child-friendly furniture and mechanical devices for correcting deformities. The allegorical frontispiece shows a mother holding a banner with the inscription ‘Haec est regula recti’ (this is the correct rule).
Small stains at the beginning and end of each volume.
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