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Diseases of the Heart

Mackenzie, James

Birmingham: The Classics of Medicine Library, 1988. Limited edition. Hardcover. Quarto. XIX, [1], 386, [2]pp. Original gold-tooled leather with gold lettering on spine. Raised bands. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Ribbon marker. Remarkable facsimile of the 1908 first edition of Mackenzie's "Diseases of the Heart" in which the author suggests that ischaemic heart disease, including myocardial infarction, was common in England at the beginning of the twentieth century. Binding and interior in very good condition. vg. Item #32682

Price: $50.00