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OSLER, William (1849-1919). The Principles and Practice of Medicine. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1892. 8 o (234 x 153 mm). (Pale stain on 39/2-3 and 62/8-63/1.) Original green cloth (rebacked preserving original spine, endpapers renewed); cloth folding case. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with the misspelling "Georgias" on page [VI]. "One of the most influential textbooks of general medicine ever written. The chapters describe specific diseases by systems -- an innovation now generally followed -- and the work's elevated literary style, coupled with its vast store of medical knowledge, brought something new to the medical textbook genre" (Norman 1612). Garrison-Morton 2231; Osler 3543.