Alcohol and the Human Body, an Introduction to the Study of the Subject

Horsley and Sturge's highly informative scientific account of the human body and its response to alcohol, illustrated with a wealth of charts and tables. First published in 1907, this is a fascinating scientific and medical study on the affects of alcohol on human health and on the human body.The work of Sir Victor Horsley and Mary D. Sturge, with a chapter from Arthur Newsholme.Illustrated with fourteen plates and diagrams, a number of which are folding. Collated, complete.With chapters on the chemistry of alcohol, its affects on the nervous system, on the emotions, and on the neuro-muscular system, on the stomach and digestive system, and various other subjects.With the stamp of Robert J. J. Teasey to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Fading to back strip, with handling marks to front board perimeter. Bump to back strip head. Former owner's stamp to front free endpaper head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good.