INTRODUCTORY ADDRESS, DELIVERED AT THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, NEW YORK. OCTOBER 16, 1855. BY...PROFESSOR OF PHYSIOLOGY, AND MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY.
New York: John J. Schroeder, Medical Bookseller, 1855. 29, [3 blank] pp. Last 2 leaves uncut. Original printed wrappers [light dustsoiling and foxing]. Light uniform tanning. Lower fore-edges of first two leaves chipped [no text loss]. Light wear to outer corners. Ink signature on rear wrapper. Good+ to Very Good. Dalton extols the medical profession, despite its "unpaid drudgery," "unjust slights and misconceptions," and the prevalence of "the bluster and pretensions of some ephemeral but successful impostor." He discusses the history of medicine, its advances, and the course of study. FIRST EDITION. Not in Sabin, Eberstadt, Decker. OCLC locates 15. Item #19295
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