| Author: |
BEDDOES, Thomas. |
| Title: |
OBSERVATIONS ON THE NATURE AND CURE OF CALCULUS, SEA SCURVY, CONSUMPTION, CATARRH, AND FEVER |
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Together with Conjectures upon Several other Subjects of Physiology and Pathology. FIRST EDITION. London, John Murray, 1793. pp. xvi, 278, (ii - errata and pubs. ads.). Contemporary clothbacked blue boards, scuffed. Spine repaired and relaid. Pages uncut. Ex lib. Karolinska Institute with neat stamp on inner margin of title page which is slightly browned and spotted. Text clean. |
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* Blake, p. 38; Wellcome II, 128 £285 |
| Author: |
SCARPA, Antonio |
| Title: |
PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE PRINCIPAL DISEASES OF THE EYES |
| Description: |
Illustrated with Cases. Translated from the Italian with notes by James Briggs. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. pp. xx, (iv), 536, (xvi - Explanation of the Plates, (ii); 3 folding plates. London, Cadell and Davies, 1806. Later boards, paper label. Light spotting and marginal browning of plates. Nice copy. |
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* Becker 328. G&M 5835 for the original Italian edition of 1801.
This classic work on ophthalmology remained the standard text for several decades, going through several editions and translations. It established Scarpa's reputation as a leading ophthalmologist and is especially notable for its copperplate engravings of the anatomy of the eye drawn by the author. Scarpa (1752-1832), a brilliant artist as well as a brilliant anatomist, was trained by Morgagni of Padua and studied surgery at Bologna. At the age of 20 he became professor at Modena and in 1783 went to Pavia - HoH, 1106. £180 |
| Author: |
JONES, John |
| Title: |
THE MYSTERIES OF OPIUM REVEAL'D |
| Description: |
FIRST EDITION. London, Richard Smith, 1701. pp. (xi), 371; folding Table of doses of opiates, tear neatly repaired. Contemporary panelled calf with gilt decoration to spine which is relaid, corners repaired; two old ink sigs. on title; light spotting/browning in the text and two old red ink marks in margin of two pages; small burn in one leaf with loss of one letter; browning of fore-margin of last leaf. |
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* Blake, p. 236. The earliest English description of drug addiction. Hunter & Macalpine, p. 282-284 - 'From this early treatise on opium, its actions, uses and abuses are quoted descriptions of chronic opium addiction which the author recognised as comparable to alcoholism; the opium withdrawal or abstinence syndrome; and his method of withdrawing the drug from an addict which included the use of wine as a partial substitute until withdrawal was complete'. £695 |
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