wilks sir samuel (17 Ergebnisse)

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First edition, 12mo, 16pp., orig. printed wrappers, lightly chipped, disbound. Sir Samuel Wilks, M.D., (1824-1911) physician to Guy's Hospital, and examiner in the practice of medicine at the University of London. Formerly in the library of the Birmingham Medical Institute. Copac records copies at Oxford and Cambridge only.

1st Ed. [viii] + 200pp. Port. frontis. E.ps. lightly browned, with the signature of J.P.C. Kirkpatrick, original bright gilt lettered cloth, spine sl. faded and bumped. US$111.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original green cloth with titles in white to the upper board. A very good copy, the binding firm with a little rubbing to the boards and minor wear to the corners. The slightly shaken contents with some spotting to the preliminary pages are otherwise clean throughout and free from any previous owners' inscriptions or stamps. An unusual work by this prominent Victorian physician outlining the various abuses of animals at the hands of man, including killing animals for food and clothing, the use of eggs and milk, blood-sports, vivisection and petkeeping, as well as offering a consideration of the idea of "animals' souls". Demonstrating a clear unease regarding the exploitation of animals in modern society, but also an unwillingness to embrace full-throttled reform, Wilks remains somewhat pained and noncommittal throughout, a standpoint likely representative of many during the period, and providing an interesting window into the contemporary battle between modern ethics and long-standing custom. An uncommon title. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

For information on the recipient William Frederick Cleveland, see his obituary, BMJ, 3 December 1898. 4pp, 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged, with thin strip of paper from mount adhering to reverse of second leaf. Folded twice. The letter begins: 'My dear Cleveland, | I am much obliged for referring me to the case I speak of. I have had a somewhat similar one myself at the lung dispensary. My patient was a man who had symptoms of angina pectoris but the only manifestation of this to a bystander was a very rapid respiration & then a cessation, much as you mention.' He describes the 'only difference' between the two cases, before stating: 'It was of the paroxysm my man died & not for love or money could I obtain leave from the friends for an inspection. He refers to 'Dr Silsons case', observing: 'It was rather strange that the very day I sent my paper to the Journal, I received the card of the College of Physicians, announcing Dr Silsons course on the same subject. [] As Dr Silson will publish his lectures, I shall be backward in sending any more yet.' He refers to mutual acquaintance Metcalfe Johnson, now 'Secretary to the Scientific Institute': 'I am of opinion that he has never prospered in is profession & I am sorry for him, for I believe him to be a very good & straight forward fellow though certainly odd'. He concludes by reporting on a treatment in which Cleveland was 'formerly interested', which 'we have tried [] in two cases at Guys, & in one I think with relief'. From the distinguished autograph collection of the psychiatrist Richard Alfred Hunter (1923-1981), whose collection of 7000 works relating to psychiatry is now in Cambridge University Library. Hunter and his mother Ida Macalpine had a particular interest in the illness of King George III, and their book 'George III and the Mad Business' (1969) suggested the diagnosis of porphyria popularised by Alan Bennett in his play 'The Madness of George III'.

pamphlet. First Edition. 5 pages (pp. 273-77) IN: Transactions of the Pathological Society London, 1868-69, vol. 20. 8vo, modern wrappers. London, 1868. A classical account of osteitis deformans. Wilks was associated with Guy's Hospital all his life. A kindly, charming man, he was described by Osler as one of the handsomest men in London in his time, even until the age of 70. GM 4338.