[Syphilis] La Réaction de Wassermann. Sa valeur dans le diagnostic et le traitement de la Syphilis

Paris: A. Maloine, 1912. Stiff Wrappers. Fine. First (and only) edition of this illustrated pamphlet on the first serologic (complement fixation) test for syphilis, published just six years after the German bacteriologist August von Wassermann developed the test, in 1906. Slim royal 8vo (241 x 155mm): 43,[1]pp, with three full-page color plates depicting reaction results. Publisher's stiff charcoal grey paper wrappers lettered in silver foil, red test-tube device mounted to upper cover. Perfectly preserved, a rare survival (Worldcat Discovery lists only three institutional copies, all in France), tightly bound and clean throughout. The Wassermann Test, invented soon after Fritz Schaudinn and Erich Hoffmann had identified the causative organism of syphilis, Spirochaeta pallida, has been largely superseded by more modern alternatives. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).