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CASTIGLIONI, ARTURO (1874-1953), History of Medicine.
Translation by E[dward] B[ell] Krumbhaar (born 1882) of the revised second edition of Storia della medicina, Milan: Casa Editrice A. Mondadori, 1936. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1941. 1st American Edition. [First published 1927 in Italian.] [iv]+[xxviii]+1013+[1]+xl+[4]pp. 443 text illustrations. Heavy octavo. Black cloth. Covers spotted and moderately shelfworn, a good to VG copy. Uncommon. "Much attention is devoted to palaeopathology, while the accounts of the School of Salerno, and mediaeval and Renaissance Italian medicine are especially valuable. The bibliographies are excellent. This is one of the most accurate and comprehensive textbooks on the subject" [GM]. Krumbhaar deleted many passages he regarded as being only of Italian interest and added much material relating to British & American medicine. GM-5 6418. Weight: 4 pounds 10.0 ounces = 2.1 kg. Size: 9.6 x 6.6 x 2.0 inches = 24 x 16.5 x 5cm. Binding: HB.
Offered for US$ 75.00 by: John Gach Books - Book number: 045548
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