lectures principles practice physic von sir thomas (5 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). Volume I of a two volume set of this medical work by Sir Thomas Watson, known for the diagnosis of Watson's water hammer pulse. The fifth edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. A comprehensive Victorian-era medical work written by Sir Thomas Watson (1792-1882), a British physician best remembered for describing the water hammer pulse in patients with aortic insufficiency. This work is a collection of lectures on different illnesses and conditions, including fever, haemorrhages, cancer, tetanus, and epilepsy. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally with shelf wear and light marks to the boards and spine. Hinges are strained but holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the odd spot to the first and last few pages. Good. book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. xxvi, 33-1224, 3-32 p. 25 cm. 185 b&w figures. Leather. Corners and edges worn, thread hanging out of spine ends, some marks on boards, scratches to spine label. Stains and small tears inside, mainly first and last pages. Front endpaper has clippings attached. Ink mark on text block edge. Ink stamps on front endpapers and title page (Dr. A. H. Millar). Lectures delivered at King's College, London.

8vo. pp. 1040 + [32]publisher's catalogue. a few text illus. index. A very nice copy in contemporary sprinkled calf (light foxing to outer leaves). Third American, From The Last London Edition. Revised, With Additions, By D.Francis Condie. "First published in the Medical Times & Gazette, 1840-42, Watson's famous lectures appeared in book form and formed the most important treatise of medicine for a quarter-century. Watson wrote in a fine style and his book was recognized as a sound guide to clinical medicine. Watson suggested.rubber gloves for antisepsis; he also instructed his students to wash their hands in a solution of chloride of lime before assisting at deliveries." (Garrison & Morton) He is especially known for describing the water hammer pulse found in aortic regurgitation in 1844. He was president of the Royal College of Physicians from 1862 to 1866. cfGarrison & Morton 2219. cfWellcome V p. 393.