A Treatise on Physiology Applied to Pathology. by BROUSSAIS, F.J. V. (1772-1838); John BELL & R. LA ROCHE [trans.] - 1828

Philadelphia : H.C. Carey and I. Lea, 1832. Third. Hardcover. Acceptable. Bound in contemporary leather. Binding poor, front board nearly detached. 559 pages ; 23 cm. Translated from the French. Spotting. Early Maryland medical library / association stamps.

H. C. Carey and I. Lea. Collectible - Acceptable. Collectible - Acceptable. Gifter's inscription on front endpage. Upper corner of title page torn out. Dampstained. Insecting on rear pages. (Pathology, Physiology)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Carey & Lea, 1832. Third American edition. Hardcover. Good. Large 8vo 9" - 10. Translated from the original French by John Bell, M.D. and R. La Roche, M.D., with notes, and a copious appendix. Published as the Third American Edition in Philadelphia, 1832, by Carey & Lea. Original publisher's full brown calf binding. 19th century previous owner’s marks in pencil and pen on paste-down and fly-leaf. Front hinge split, board attached by cords which are showing, with a small tear of spine leather at top edge. Boards are moderately scuffed and corners bumped, with light to moderate toning to text-block, though much of the remainder is bright and clean, surprisingly so given its age. Final few endpapers are lightly damp-stained, not affected text. The original, true First Edition was published a decade prior in France. Measures approximately 8 3/4" x 5 1/2" x 2". Overall a Fair to Good condition copy, still quite handsome on… Read More

Philadelpha: Carey & Lea, 1832 This early Medical book is in GOOD CONDITION. 666pp plus publisher ads, bound in full leather. Has corner/edge wear/tear, with heel of spine worn off. Interior has foxing, signatures on ffp in pencil. BINDING STRONG AND TIGHT. RARE.