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London: Printed by T. Spilesbury, for J. Johnson, First English edition, [4], xvi, 126pp., two engraved plates (lightly offset), recent quarter calf, marbled boards, morocco label to spine. First published, 1786, in Latin, as inaugural dissertation under title: Dissertatio medica de morte submersorum. "An expansion of his dissertation of 1786 for which he received the gold medal of the Humane Society. A pioneering, very important work, emphasizing the importance of ventilation in resuscitation."—American Society of Anesthesiologists exhibition, 50. Wellcome III, p. 136; Garrison & Morton, 2028.53.