Beschreibung:

Underwood (Michael) A Treatise on the Diseases of Children with General Directions for the Management of Infants from Birth, London: for J. Matthews, 1789, 12mo, New Edition, contemporary tree calf with red morocco title block to spines, two volumes, half-titles Provenance: Ombersley Court, Worcestershire Footnote: Underwood laid the foundation of modern paediatrics. His work was superior to anything that had previously appeared and remained the most important book on the subject for sixty years, passing through many editions. Includes the first description of Sclerema Neonatorum (Underwood`s disease); the second edition (1789) contains a description of congenital heart disease in children, being the first paediatric treatise to do so` (G-M 6326); Norman 2122 (1789 edition)