The first edition of Gray's Anatomy (originally titled Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical) was published in 1858.
Sources
- Gray’s Anatomy Descriptive and Applied: the greatest account of anatomical understanding available — Royal College of Surgeons (rcseng.ac.uk)
- https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24780759M/Anatomy_descriptive_and_surgical (openlibrary.org)
- https://www.sothebys.com/buy/99c41035-b449-4eeb-bac0-ceaa0599c2b9/lots/7efdad32-0570-4c20-956d-40b7de5b556e (sothebys.com)
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