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OSLER, William. The Principles and Practice of Medicine Designed for the Use of Practitioners and Students of Medicine.
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1892. First edition, second state (with the misspelling Georgias" [for "Gorgias"] on the verso of the third leaf, corrected). With a short typed note from Osler's nephew, W.W. Francis, tipped on the e/paper, noting points of the second state and describing this copy prior to rebinding-- the note is initialed ‘W.W.F.' Tall thick 8vo., rebound in 20th century full tan calf, black leather spine label, after the original publisher's leather binding, xvi, (2), (1)-1079, (6)pp. ads, 8pp. ads dated ‘June 1892.' With charts and a few illustrations in the text. Ownership signature of ‘F.G. Thompson' (likely Dr. F.G. Thompson who served for 5 years in the Royal Army Medical Corps before returning to his practice in Clinton, Ont.), there is a 3” tear in 2 leaves (pp.839-842) o/w this is a fine copy of this important work. G & M 2231; Osleriana 3544; Grolier 100; Heirs of Hippocrates 2221 (citing the first issue).
‘This book... gained and maintained a place in English, American, and even continental practice only comparable with that held by the treatise of Sir Thomas Watson (1843) in the decades preceding. The clear, concise, attractive presentation and the many citations from history and the classics, give it a unique place among scientific books with an essentially literary flavor'. (Heirs of Hippocrates). Osler's combination of historical perspective, pathological details, and exhaustive clinical experience set Osler's work apart from all others of its day. His own account of the publication of this remarkable volume can be found in the Bibliotheca Osleriana, 3544.
$2,500
OSLER, William. The Principles and Practice of Medicine Designed for the Use of Practitioners and Students of Medicine. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1892. First edition, second state (with the misspelling Georgias" [for "Gorgias"] on the verso of the third leaf, corrected). With a short typed note from Osler's nephew, W.W. Francis, tipped on the e/paper, noting points of the second state and describing this copy prior to rebinding-- the note is initialed ‘W.W.F.' Tall thick 8vo., rebound in 20th century full tan calf, black leather spine label, after the original publisher's leather binding, xvi, (2), (1)-1079, (6)pp. ads, 8pp. ads dated ‘June 1892.' With charts and a few illustrations in the text. Ownership signature of ‘F.G. Thompson' (likely Dr. F.G. Thompson who served for 5 years in the Royal Army Medical Corps before returning to his practice in Clinton, Ont.), there is a 3” tear in 2 leaves (pp.839-842) o/w this is a fine copy of this important work. G & M 2231; Osleriana 3544; Grolier 100; Heirs of Hippocrates 2221 (citing the first issue).
‘This book... gained and maintained a place in English, American, and even continental practice only comparable with that held by the treatise of Sir Thomas Watson (1843) in the decades preceding. The clear, concise, attractive presentation and the many citations from history and the classics, give it a unique place among scientific books with an essentially literary flavor'. (Heirs of Hippocrates). Osler's combination of historical perspective, pathological details, and exhaustive clinical experience set Osler's work apart from all others of its day. His own account of the publication of this remarkable volume can be found in the Bibliotheca Osleriana, 3544.
$2,500
