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The Roentgen Rays in Medicine and Surgery

Williams, Francis H.

Birmingham: The Classics of Medicine Library, 1988. Limited edition. Hardcover. Large octavo.XXX, [2], 658, [2]pp. Original gold-tooled leather with gold lettering on spine. Raised bands. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Ribbon marker. Remarkable facsimile of the 1901 first edition published in New York by The Macmillan Company. Just 5 years after the discovery of X-rays, Dr Williams published this massive scholarly work in which he views the Roentgen rays as an aid in diagnosis and as a therapeutic agent. This study is profusely illustrated with 391 b/w illustrations and photographic reproductions. Binding and interior in fine condition. vg. Item #32589

Price: $65.00