Alcohol and the Human Body an Introduction to the Study of the Subject, and a Contribution to National Health

An illustrated study of the effect of alcohol on the human body, by Victor Horsley and Mary Sturge. Presented from Sir William Hartley on behalf of the Lancashire & Cheshire Band of Hope & Temperance Union, with a label to the front paste down, and a printed inscription to the recto of the front endpaper.Sir William Pickles Hartley was a jam manufacturer and philanthropist, who founded the Hartley's jam company in 1871.First published in 1907, this is a fascinating scientific and medical study on the effects of alcohol on human health and on the human body.Illustrated with two folding plates, twelve plates, and in-text illustrations. Collated, complete.With chapters on the chemistry of alcohol, its effects on the nervous system, on the emotions, and on the neuromuscular system, on the stomach and digestive system, and various other subjects.The work of Sir Victor Horsley and Mary D. Sturge, with a chapter from Arthur Newsholme. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Spine is faded. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. A few minor marks to the cloth. Spots to the fore edge. Bookplate to the front paste down. Printed inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Very Good.…