CLOQUET, Jules-Germain. Recherches sur les causes et l’anatomie des hernies abdominales. 1819.

This work "covers he causes and anatomy of the abdominal hernia [...] based on Cloquet's experience with over 500 hernia cases" (Heirs of Hippocrates).
"The lithographed plates [...] were drawn on stone by Cloquet himself, and are among the earliest lithographed medical illustrations" (Garrison&Morton).
Rare first edition.