Description

Hardcover, small volume bound in genuine blue top-grain cowhide, with all edges gilt and covers brass-die stamped in 22kt gold. 607 pages. Index. Additional refinements include bound in silk ribbon marker, raised spine hubs and specially commissioned marbled end-papers by Richard J. Wolfe. This special limited edition was prepared from the first edition of 1898 courtesy of the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine. First edition thus of a limited edition, this being number 921, with original subscriber’s personalized book-plate, bearing limitation number, laid-in loose, along with other ephemera from publishers’ such as a letter and small booklet entitled “Notes from the Editor”. “Tropical Diseases” was the first systematic study in this area of medicine and ” remains a heavily utilized, authoritative guide providing comprehensive overviews of tropical pathology, parasitology, and clinical management.” A clean, fresh and unmarked copy, pristine and as new.