Language: English
Published by Hafner Publishing Company / New York Academy Of Medicine, 1962
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Plates (illustrator). Xli, 437 Pp. + Plates At End, A Facsimile Of The Original Edition. Soft Cover. No Marks, Slight Signs Of Usage, Bright And Clean.
Published by The Classics of Medicine Library, 1979
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Spine has light scuffing.
Published by The Classics of Medicine Library, Birmingham, 1979
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: vg. Limited edition. Large octavo. XXXVIII, 437, [1]pp (text), 8pp (plates). Original gold-tooled leather with gold lettering on spine. Raised bands. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Ribbon marker. Remarkable facsimile of the 1821 first British edition of Laennec's "Treatise on the Diseases of the Chest" complete with its 8 full-page engraved plates at rear. René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec invented the stethoscope in 1816, while working at the Hôpital Necker and pioneered its use in diagnosing various chest conditions. Binding and interior in fine condition.
Published by Philadelphia: James Webster, 1823
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Full contemporary sheep; spine rubbed at bottom with some loss. Scattered foxing per usual. Contemporary ink name and a few markings. The scarce First American Edition of this important work. 8 copperplate engravings bound at the back.