HUNTER (William). Medical Commentaries. Part I. Containing a Plain and Direct Answer tp Professor Monro jun. Interspersed with Remarks on the Structure, Functions and Diseases of Several Parts of the Human Body.1762

London: Printed by A. Hamilton, First edition, 4to (234 x 185 mm), part I [all published], vii, [1], 103, [1]pp., 4 engraved plates, title and final leaf a little spotted, some light toning to text, recent half calf, marbled boards, spine tooled in gilt and blind, morocco label lettered in gilt. All published of this important work in which Hunter defended his priority in the discovery of the lymphatic vessels against the claims of Alexander Monro (Secundus). Hunter made his discovery about the lymphatic vessels in 1746, and while Monro claimed priority his observations were not published until 1755. Wellcome III, p.319.