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xi, [1], 17-446 pp. Original cloth. 1/4 wide strip missing from top of spine (see photo). Corners of covers bent and worn. Good. First Edition. INSCRIBED BY AUSTIN FLINT: "Dr. Horton,/ with the author's/ regards/ April 29, 1876." Flint was "the greatest American student of clinical tuberculosis. . . . His Phthisis [offered here] is still consulted by all earnest students of the disease. . . . It is remarkable how little has been added to the physical diagnosis of early pulmonary tuberculosis since the time this book was written" (Lawrason Brown, Story of Clinical Pulmonary Tuberculosis (1941), pp. 196-202). "Flint was undoubtedly the leading American authority on diseases of the heart and lungs during the latter half of the nineteenth century. His special interests were the techniques of physical examination of the chest and the clinical, pathological, and therapeutic aspects of tuberculosis. The present work, written seven years before Koch's discovery of the tubercle bacillus . . . is illustrative of Flint's great ability as a clinical observer. The classic clinical descriptions are based upon the author's records of over 670 patients who suffered from tuberculosis. Recommended treatment included large doses of cod liver oil, liberal quantities of alcoholic beverages, hypophosphites, sea voyages, living at a higher altitude, and changes of climate and occupation" (Heir of Hippocrates 1782). With the bookplate of Roland G. Curtin, M.D. I have not been able to determine who Dr. Horton was, to whom Austin Flint inscribed this copy. Its next owner, Roland G. Curtin, was a Philadelphia physician. Quoting from the website of the Archives of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia: "Curtin received an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1866 and was a resident at Philadelphia Hospital. He then served as Assistant U.S. Geologist and accompanied F. V. Hayden to the Rocky Mountain district. In 1869, Curtin returned to practice medicine in Philadelphia. He held many professional appointments and was associated with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Howard Hospital, the Lying in Charity, the Maternity Hospital, Philadelphia Hospital, Presbyterian Hospital, and the Rush Hospital for Contagious Diseases. He was a founder and director of the Midnight Mission and Assistant Medical Director for the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. Curtin also lectured on physical diagnosis at the University of Pennsylvania, 1875-1895, and was professor of geology and meteorology at the Wagner Free Institute of Science, 1871-1873. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1871. Roland G. Curtin was a member of many professional organizations, including the American Climatological Association, Medical Club of Philadelphia, Obstetrical Society of Philadelphia, Pathological Society of Philadelphia, and Philadelphia County Medical Society. He was elected to fellowship in the College of Physicians of Philadelphia in 1884.". Seller Inventory # 16973
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