Description: Nice condition, antique Civil War-era copy of "THE HAND; Its Mechanism and Vital Endowments, as Evincing Design" by Sir Charles Bell. 1865 7th edition (stated); Bell & Daldy; London. The book features numerous in-text illustrations. The contents are as follows: An Account of the Author's Discoveries in the Nervous System; Object of the Volume; Definition of the Hand; Comparative Anatomy of the Hand; Of the Muscles of the Arm and Hand; The Substitution of Other Organs for the Hand; The Argument Pursued; Of Sensibility and Touch; Of the Senses Generally; Of the Muscular Sense; The Hand Not the Source of Ingenuity, but Adapted to Man's Superiority; Appendix - The Mechanical Properties of the Animal Body Considered; Of the Solid Structure of Animal Bodies - Substitutes for the True Skeleton; On the Position of the Head of Animals, and its Relation to the Spine; To Illustrate the Proposition, that all Parts of the Skeleton are Correlated, in Adaption to Their Functions; Imaginary Animals; Appropriate Sensibilities Induce Combined Muscular Actions, for the Protection of the Vital Organs; Comparison of the Eye with the Hand.
Price: 40 USD
Location: Merrimack, New Hampshire
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 60 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: London
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Author: Sir Charles Bell
Publisher: Bell & Daldy
Topic: Biological Science
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Subject: Science & Medicine
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1865
