The necessity of disinterment, under existing circumstances, being an apology, &c., in a letter to the Mayor of Exeter / by William Cooke, Surgeon.

  • Cooke, William, 1802-1834.
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1827
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The necessity of disinterment, under existing circumstances, being an apology, &c., in a letter to the Mayor of Exeter / by William Cooke, Surgeon. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London : Published by Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, Paternoster-Row, 1827.

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31 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 21 cm (8vo)

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Colophon: Printed by Mills, Jowett, and Mills, Bolt-Court, Fleet-Street
A letter written in self-defence and to argue for the necessity of anatomical dissection. A body taken from a grave was found in the author's home in Exeter: there was a court case in London in which he was acquitted.
Copy 1 Supplier/Donor: Maggs Note: Disbound

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