CARSWELL (Robert). Pathological Anatomy. Illustrations of the elementary forms of disease. London printed for the author, Longman, Orme, Brown, 1838. In-folio, red half-chagrin with corners, gilt edges and boxes, gilt head (Binding circa 1850-1860). 109 unnumbered ff., 48 plates. Unique first edition of this atlas illustrated by the author himself and lithographed in colour by Ducote, Daye and Haghe. The work appeared in 12 issues between 1834 and 1838, each with 4 plates and explanatory sheets. Robert Carswell, a Scottish physician born in 1793, was a talented draughtsman. Having qualified as a doctor, he travelled to Paris and Lyon to draw and paint watercolours in hospitals and mortuaries. By the time he left Paris, he had produced more than 1,000 paintings. At the age of 35, he was awarded the chair of pathological anatomy at London University. He was physician to King Leopold I of Belgium and treated Louis Philippe in exile in London. This publication was considered to be the most accurate medical illustration ever produced before the invention of photography. Untrimmed copy with the 12 grey printed covers of the issues. It is fresh. The body of the volume is detached from the binding. Wellcome II, p. 306 - Norman 408 - Garrison Morton 2291.