Hargis Robert B S (3 results)

76 + iv pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth. First separate edition. Cordasco 80-2652. An ex-library copy, with call numbers on spine mostly effaced; spine frayed at extremities. Inscribed (but not signed) by the author.

Condition: fair, ex-lib. 80, index, lib stamps (1 on title pg crossed out in marker), knife cuts & rough spot ins rear bd, rear bd weak, library due slip. Boards scuffed and stained, spine faded and library sticker, small tear at top of spine, board and spine edges worn. This volume contains reprints of three articles that originally appeared in medical journals, along with letters relating to the ideas propounded therein. The author contended, based on 22 years of observation, that yellow fever had a naval origin, originating in foul ships. Hargis' remedy is an unlimited supply of wholesome air and fumigation with nitrous acid. While ultimately proven erroneous, this item is important both as a statement of one school of thought, and as an example of medical research and analysis techniques of the 19th century.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1880 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 94 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 94 Language: English.…