The Diseases of the Ear, their Diagnosis and Treatment; A Text-Book of Aural Surgery in the Form of Academical Lectures
New York: William Wood & Company, 1864. First English language edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [5], viii-xvi, [1], 18-254, [4] pp. Blindstamped publisher's cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Illustrated with a frontispiece and with several in-text wood engravings. Translated from the German and edited by D.B. St. John Roosa, M.D. Garrison-Morton 3001. Originally published in 1862 in Wurzburg, this is the first English translation of Von Tröltsch's pioneering textbook on otology. Von Tröltsch's research in aural medecine greatly advanced the profession. He was noted for his careful detective work in diagnosing and investigating diseases of the outter and middle ear. He examined a wide range of patients, including infants, in his case studies. A part of the human ear is named after him, and there exists a prize for researchers in the German Ear, Nose, and Throat Society named after Dr. Von Tröltsch. Very Good. Item #000010466
Very Good with mellowing to the spine and a discoloration to the front board, a contemporary doctor's name on the title and dedication pages.
Price: $275.00