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22,5 x 31 cm, 353 S., reich illustriert, farb. gepr. Leinen mit Orig.-Schutzumschlag (dieser leicht nachgedunkelt und mit kleineren Randläsuren), Kopfschnitt leicht angestaubt, priv. Widmung von der Gesellschaft für Pathologie und Stempel auf dem fliegenden Vorsatz, sonst gut.

Condizione: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Very good +. xi, 339 p. 31 cm. 182 figures, mainly b&w with some tipped-in colour illustrations. Beige cloth hardcover with cream dustjacket. Slight wear to jacket with some darkening of jacket spine and faint discolouration to edges. Topics include: geochemistry and the iodine cycle; pioneer investigators of iodine in nature; the cause of regional iodine deficiency in nature; distribution of endemic goitre and the Ice Age; history of the prophylaxis of endemic goitre; goitre in the writings of the medical authors of the 11th to the 15th century; history of endemic cretinism; beginnings of the physiology of the thyroid gland; surnames and place names as documents of the occurrence of endemic goitre in the Middle Ages; etymology of the various names of goitre and the term cretin; goitre in creative literature; iconography of endemic goitre and cretinism. Name and subject index. A fascinating volume.…

Condizione: Good. Folio. 18 x 12.5 inches. 46 x 3.5 cm. Original qtr. red morocco gilt spine rubbed with later marbled boards and matching morocco corners , together with a matching slipcase with leather ties housing the aquatints.iv, [2], 42, [2]pp. Abbey, Travel in Aquatint and Lithography, no. 381; Colas 2788; Blackmer 1585; OCLC Number: 458998508.This unique package includes 6 aquatints from Spilsbury and 7 from Luigi Mayer, "Views in Palestine," Abbey, Travel, 369, Vol. II.The Spilsbury aquatints include Abbey 381, nos. 1; 4; 7 (stained in lower margin) ; 12; 13; 14; three with full margins and three trimmed but with margins. The Mayer aquatints include, Abbey 369, nos. 5; 6; 7; 12; 18; 20; 21. Full margins, few with remnants of corner hinges; 3 matted. First edition of English naval surgeon Francis Spilsbury's account of his travels in the Holy Land and Syria during the Napoleonic campaigns there.Spilsbury was surgeon on board HMS Tigre during the campaigns of 1799 and 1800. The Tigre brought Sir William Sidney Smith to defend Acre against Napoleon's siege, and led a naval force in support of Turkish armies which finally relieved Acre, and his text gives some account of the military campaigns and the Turkish dignitaries. In his reminiscences Napoleon accused Smith of making him miss his destiny, as Smith's timely appearance thwarted Napoleon's drive to invade Syria and forced him to retreat to Egypt. The magnificent views (sadly missing from this book which is reflected in the price) are mostly connected with the coastal towns of modern Lebanon and Israel, though several are from Spilsbury's travels inland to meet the Grand Vizier in charge of the Turkish army, Jezzar Pacha, and other dignitaries. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition in English of Geschichte und Ikonographie des endemischen Kropfes und Kretinismus (1971). Garrison-Morton 3911 (citing German ed.): 'A superbly produced and illustrated work.' xi, 339 pp; 182 illus. Original cloth, 4to. Near Fine, in near fine dust jacket and slipcase. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Hardcover and slightly tanned jacket in plain card slipcase. A very good copy indeed - all content is clear. Features 182 colour and B&W illustrations. TS. Used.

Bern, 1971. 353 pp. 182 ills (few col.) Hardcover, no d./j.

Condizione: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfaengen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind. Der Verlag stellt mit diesem Archiv Quellen fuer die historische wie auch die disziplingeschichtliche.…