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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First English-language edition of Erna Lesky's authoritative history of the Vienna Medical School and its extraordinary influence on nineteenth-century medicine. Translated from the German by L. Williams and I. S. Levij. The work examines the physicians, institutions, clinical methods, and intellectual developments that established Vienna as one of the world's foremost centers of medical teaching and research. Among the major figures associated with the school were Karl von Rokitansky, Josef Škoda, Ferdinand von Hebra, and Ignaz Semmelweis. Large octavo. xv, 604 pages, with 100 illustrations, bibliography, and indexes. The bibliographic record also notes 29 leaves of plates. A substantial reference work in the history of medicine, translated from Lesky's Die Wiener medizinische Schule im 19. Jahrhundert. National Library of Australia catalog record Detailed Condition Good condition, without dust jacket. Original dark blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Cloth shows rubbing, shelfwear, scattered discoloration, and light wear at corners and spine ends. Spine has several small areas of surface loss and apparent residue or abrasion from a removed label. Former institutional copy, with ink stamps and other library markings on the copyright page; additional library evidence may be present. Page edges are age-toned, with some separation visible between gatherings along the top edge. Interior otherwise appears generally clean and readable. Binding remains intact. Please review photographs carefully for condition and institutional markings. Significance and Collector Appeal Lesky's work remains an important scholarly account of the Second Vienna Medical School and the development of modern clinical medicine, medical specialization, pathological anatomy, dermatology, ophthalmology, and obstetrics. The original German edition is cited in Garrison-Morton 6529.2, adding interest for collectors and institutional libraries specializing in medical history. This is a useful working or reference copy of the first English edition. The institutional markings and absence of the dust jacket limit its collector value but make it an affordable copy of a respected and increasingly uncommon medical-history title. Shipping and Returns Carefully packed for shipment. Due to the book's size and weight, additional postage may be required for international orders. International buyers are welcome to request an exact shipping quote before ordering. Returns accepted in accordance with AbeBooks policies. SCI 4a. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.