Thomson Theophilus (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good. 1840 first American edition of this important early collection of medical essays on diseases of the nervous system, edited by Alexander Tweedie and supplemented with American notes and additions by Philadelphia physician W. W. Gerhard. Bound in contemporary full calf with black morocco spine label lettered in gilt. Binding remains sound and attractive with rubbing, scuffing, and edge wear, including chipping to the spine ends and corners. Boards firmly attached. Text block solid and complete. Internally clean and complete. Moderate age toning and scattered foxing. Contemporary ownership inscription of Dr. E. A. Kemp on the front blank. No library markings found. Pages remain generally bright and highly readable. A well-preserved example of an early American medical text in its original binding. Contains substantial discussions of insanity, delirium tremens, epilepsy, catalepsy, spinal irritation, spinal meningitis, myelitis, hydrocephalus, tetanus, hydrophobia (rabies), neuralgia, paralysis, and apoplexy. The work includes contributions by several leading nineteenth-century physicians, notably John Hughes Bennett, whose observations on apoplexy and intracranial pressure are cited in Garrison-McHenry's medical bibliography. Retains an original antiquarian bookseller catalog description identifying the volume as the first American edition and referencing the work's significance in the history of neurology and stroke research. The dealer catalog slip is preserved with the volume. A fascinating window into the formative period of neurology and psychiatry before the emergence of modern neurological science. Of particular interest to collectors of medical history, neurology, psychiatry, and nineteenth-century medicine. Carefully packed and shipped in a box. Shipped via USPS with tracking provided. International shipping available. Additional photographs available upon request. Please review photographs carefully, as they form part of the description. Returns accepted within the AbeBooks 30-day return window. bSCI 1d.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1840 first American edition of this important early collection of medical essays on diseases of the nervous system, edited by Alexander Tweedie and supplemented with American notes and additions by Philadelphia physician W. W. Gerhard. Bound in contemporary full calf with black morocco spine label lettered in gilt. The binding remains sound and attractive with rubbing and edge wear, including chipping to the leather at the spine ends and corners. Boards firmly attached. Text block solid. Internally clean and complete. Moderate age toning and scattered foxing. Contemporary ownership inscription of Dr. E. A. Kemp on the front blank. No library markings found. Pages remain generally bright and highly readable. An excellent surviving example of an early American medical text. The work contains substantial discussions of insanity, delirium tremens, epilepsy, catalepsy, spinal irritation, spinal meningitis, myelitis, tetanus, hydrophobia (rabies), neuralgia, paralysis, and related neurological disorders. Issued during a formative period in nineteenth-century medicine, the volume provides a fascinating window into early understanding of neurological and psychiatric disease before the development of modern neurology. Carefully packed and shipped in a box. Shipped via USPS with tracking provided. International shipping available. Additional photographs available upon request. Please review photographs carefully, as they form part of the description. Returns accepted within the AbeBooks 30-day return window. bSCI 1d.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 10" x 6", 575pp. A good, solid copy with some foxing to the leaves, a slightly faded spine and a small stain on the cover. Contemporary signature inside the cover, on the title page and an ownership inscription, all of the same person - J. Magoffin (? ) of Mercer County, PA. There is also a two-page prospectus of the "Library of Medicine" conducted by Alexander Tweedie, of which this book is a part.