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Medical Library of Gerald I. Sugarman, MD
1:00 PM PT - Nov 20th, 2008

 

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Bretonneau's Landmark Study of Diphtheria

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Title: Des Inflammations Spéciales du Tissu Muqueux et en Particulier de la Diphthérite...
Author: Bretonneau, P.
Description: [viii], 540 pp. 3 folding lithographed plates. 7¾x4¾, half calf over marbled boards, spine gilt. First Edition.Bretonneau (1778-1862) was the first to show that a number of disorders were part of the same disease. "He performed what is believed to be the first successful tracheotomy for croup" - Garrison-Morton 5053.
Heading: Place Published: Paris
Publisher: Crevot
Date Published: 1826

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Leather rubbed along joints; boards chipped, corners worn; hinges cracked, offsetting and a few marks in ink on endpapers, occasional foxing, otherwise very good.

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