From Benster Books, Huddersfield, United Kingdom
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HUNTER, John. (1728-1793) A Treatise on the Venereal Disease. Sherwood, Neely & Jones, London, n.d., c.1810, ?2nd Ed, 8vo. (205 x 120mm) 568pp (inc. index). With six engraved plates. Some water damage to back pages. Nicely rebound in qtr. green leather gilt, slight sun fading to spine, frontis and title p. missing, therefore publisher details subject to conjecture. Originally published in 1786. Classic treatise, now rare. In Hunter s day venereal diseases were thought to be due to a single poison. In order to test this point Hunter inoculated himself with matter taken from a patient with gonorrhoea who, unknown to Hunter, also had syphilis. Hunter contracted the latter disease and maintained that gonorrhoea and syphilis were caused by a single pathogen. Backed by the weight of Hunter s authority, this experiment held back for many years the development of knowledge regarding these diseases. His book also contains the first suggestion that lymphogranuloma venereum is a separate disease. Seller Inventory # ABE-1721473643303
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Title: A Treatise on the Venereal Disease
Publisher: Sherwood, Neely & Jones, London
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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Benster Books 37-39 Lidget Street, Lindley, Huddersfield HD3 3JF. Proprietor: Sonia Benster, can be contacted directly on +44 7707629827 or bensterbooks@gmail.com. VAT GB185006866
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