On the diagnosis of diseases of the chest; based upon the comparison of their physical and general Signs
GERHARD, WILLIAM W.
From Antiquarian Scientist, The, Westhampton, MA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller Since 14 June 2005
From Antiquarian Scientist, The, Westhampton, MA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller Since 14 June 2005
About this Item
FIRST EDITION. 8 vo. Contemp. spotted sheep. xv, (1), (9) - 183, (1, explanation of plates) pp. Two lithographed plates. Browned as usual; but, a very good copy. William Wood Gerhard's (1809-72) greatest contribution to medical science was his distinction between typhoid and typhus fevers (1836, G-M 5024). After obtaining his M.D. at the University of Pennsylvania (1830), he did his postgraduate study in Paris principally under Pierre Louis. Appropriately he dedicates his book on physical diagnosis, the first American book on auscultation, to Louis. Though his 'Diseases of the chest' (1842) is well known, the present earlier work seems to have received little notice by medical writers. ".an early and very successful treatise on physical diagnosis." (R.H. Major, 'Hist. med.', p.759). Cushing G196. Reynolds 1632 (wrong date). Blocker Coll., p.156. Cordasco 30-0347. Not in the Bedford Catalog. Seller Inventory # 000407
Bibliographic Details
Title: On the diagnosis of diseases of the chest; ...
Publisher: Philadelphia: Key & Biddle, 1836
Publication Date: 1836
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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