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Clinical Lectures and Essays
Sir James Paget
1879
Longmans, Green and Co : London
8.5" by 6"
xii, 500pp
SUMMARY
A collection of essays by renowned surgeon Sir James Paget.
Leather Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The second edition, with the preface to the first edition.
Has been bound without publisher's catalogue.
Binder's stamp to rear pastedown indicates a binding at the education society press.
This collection of lectures and essays are on many surgical practises including the risks of operations, hernias, nervous mimicry, sexual hypochondriasis, typhoid fever and more.
Edited by Howard Marsh.
Sir James Paget was an English surgeon and pathologist. He is best remembered for his work on Paget's disease. He is also considered to be one of the founding fathers of scientific medical pathology.
CONDITION
In a half morocco binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, very smart with patches of light rubbing to the boards. Prior owner's bookplate to the front pastedown, Wellington Gray. Another prior owner's label to verso of front endpaper, John R Kirkup. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright. Spotting to the endpapers and occasional light spots to pages.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
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