First edition of this volume published between 1782 and 1832 first by Panckouche (1782-1792) then by Agasse (1792-1832), originally comprising of 166 and a half volumes of text and 51 volumes of plates, this is the part of the encyclopedia devoted to "Surgery", plates are numbered I to CXIII, however, as usual plates 13 and 52 are absent as in all the copies, having been withdrawn before the publication of the work, quarto 4to, original marbled boards, later spine, single library stamp to front page, plates very clean