STOKES, William (1804-1878). A Treatise on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases of the Chest. Part I. Diseases of the Lung and Windpipe [all published]. Dublin: Hodges and Smith, 1837. 8 o (222 x 139 mm). Original boards (early rebacking in maroon cloth, preserving original printed spine label [label restored]). FIRST EDITION. Stokes established his reputation with this book on diseases of the chest. "Important among its contents are his discovery of a stage of pneumonia prior to that described by Laennec as the first, his observations that contraction of the side has sometimes followed the cure of pneumonia and that paralysis of the intercostal muscles and diaphragm may result from pleurisy, and his employment of the stethoscope as an aid to the detection of foreign bodies in the air passages" (Garrison-Morton). RARE. Garrison-Morton 2213; Norman 2023.
STOKES, William (1804-1878). A Treatise on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases of the Chest. Part I. Diseases of the Lung and Windpipe [all published]. Dublin: Hodges and Smith, 1837. 8 o (222 x 139 mm). Original boards (early rebacking in maroon cloth, preserving original printed spine label [label restored]). FIRST EDITION. Stokes established his reputation with this book on diseases of the chest. "Important among its contents are his discovery of a stage of pneumonia prior to that described by Laennec as the first, his observations that contraction of the side has sometimes followed the cure of pneumonia and that paralysis of the intercostal muscles and diaphragm may result from pleurisy, and his employment of the stethoscope as an aid to the detection of foreign bodies in the air passages" (Garrison-Morton). RARE. Garrison-Morton 2213; Norman 2023.
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