A TREATISE ON THE VENEREAL DISEASE 1859 JOHN HUNTER PHILIP RICORD
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'A Treatise on the Venereal Disease,' John Hunter, F.R.S. Second Edition, 1859, Blanchard and Lea, Philadelphia. 552 pages, with foldout plates and 32-page publisher’s catalog of medical and surgical publications bound in rear. Rebound by Jytte, Danskbog Bindery of California.
Very good condition. Clean pages and tight binding. Original plates intact showing anatomical details and surgical instruments. (The anatomical plates not included in the listing. Contact us for photos of these.) Light foxing.
Former holdings of Stanford University Library and New York Academy of Medicine Library.
In addition to the title, the title page includes:
WITH COPIOUS ADDITIONS, BY DR. PHILIP RICORD, SURGEON OF THE HÔPITAL DU MIDI, PARIS, ETC.
TRANSLATED AND EDITED, WITH NOTES, BY FREEMAN J. BUMSTEAD, M.D.,
LECTURER ON VENEREAL AT THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, N.Y.
ASSISTANT SURGEON TO THE N. Y. EYE INFIRMARY.
Second Edition Revised,
CONTAINING A RESUME OF RICORD'S RECENT LECTURES ON CHANCRE.
Hunter’s 'A Treatise on the Venereal Disease' was first published in 1786 and remains a landmark in the development of medical pathology. This 1859 edition features modernized annotations and updated clinical insights from Dr. Ricord, whose lectures on chancre are included as a special appendix. Dr. Bumstead's editorial work makes Hunter's original observations accessible to a 19th-century American readership, reflecting evolving understandings of venereal diseases.
