Various - Lot with 7 books on dentistry - 1914-1974

Rare Antiquarian Dental Library & Satirical Masterpiece – 7 Early 20th-Century Textbooks (1914–1933) featuring E. Wilfred Fish & Horace Mayhew's Iconic Folding Panorama

Description:
A fascinating collection of seven early 20th-century dental texts, manuals, and historical curiosities, anchored by milestone clinical publications and a highly sought-after Victorian satirical gem.

This curated lot offers a comprehensive glimpse into the evolution of dental practice, prosthetics, and oral surgery from the pre-WWI era through the interwar period. The standout piece of the collection is Horace Mayhew's The Tooth-Ache, a celebrated Victorian comic masterpiece brought to life by legendary illustrator George Cruikshank—acclaimed as the "modern Hogarth"—featuring a hand-coloured accordion-fold panoramic layout depicting the comedic agony and eventual extraction of a troubled molar.

Alongside this bibliographic rarity are fundamental clinical texts, including Sir E. Wilfred Fish's landmark Principles of Full Denture Prosthesis (1933) complete with its rare original dust jacket, early military and institutional lecture notes, and scarce procedural guides.

Complete Inventory of the Lot:

E. Wilfred Fish – Principles of Full Denture Prosthesis (2nd Edition, 1933, complete with original dust jacket), 110 pages plus plates, 22 x 14cm

Ernest B. Dowsett – Dental Surgery Notes (Fourth Edition Printed by the Dental Manufacturing Company, 1920), 162 pages, 16 x 10.5cm, binding loose and notes in pencil

The Dental Supply Company (New York) Fourth Edition– Principles of Selection and Articulation (1932), 70 pages, 18.8 x 12.4cm

W. H. McGehee – Operative and Dental Anatomy Technics First Edition (1914), 207 pages, 20 x 14.3cm

Charles Hunter – Mechanical Dentistry Sixth Edition(1914), 268 pages, 17.5 x 12cm, light foxing to initial page edges

W. & A. T. Barritt – Questions & Answers for Dental Students: Dental Surgery (1922) First Edition, 170 pages, 19 x 13cm

Horace Mayhew (Realised by George Cruikshank) – The Tooth-Ache (Classic mid-19th-century satirical folding panorama/monograph format detailing dental woes), 13.8 x 9.7cm, folds out to 2.05m. A facsimile printing from 1974 of the 1849 original.

Condition Report:
The books show expected signs of age, handling, and historical shelf-wear appropriate for working medical texts from the early 1900s, with solid bindings and clear text blocks, unless otherwise stated. The dust jacket on the Fish volume displays minor chipping consistent with scarcity. The Mayhew panoramic work retains its graphic vitality. A wonderful instant collection for medical historians, museum curators, or specialised book collectors.