 In 1835-37 he edited a four-volume edition of the "Works" of John Hunter, the anatomist.He also supplied the glossary to "A Dialogue in the Devonshire Dialect", written by his grandmother in the eighteenth century, but not published until 1837.On 21 November 1831 Palmer married Isabella, third daughter of Dr John Gunning, C.B., who was inspector-general of hospitals at the time.