Abercrombie,J. Lot n° 1394

On the diseases of the brain and spinal cord. Translated from the English by F. de Blois. With an appendix on tumors of the brain by F. Nasse. 2 pp. in 1 vol. Bonn, Weber 1821. 1 leaf, 304; 95 pp. Central hardcover with autograph rebound. (rubbed and bumped, joints partly scuffed). DG I.2879. Garrison-M. (5th ed.) 2285.2, note Hirsch-H. I, 7. Waller 164 f. Wellcome II, 3 - Rare first German edition, first book edition. - The main work, first published in 1818-19 as "Pathological and practical researches on diseases of the brain and spinal cord" in the Edinb. med. surg. journal; the first English book edition was published in 1828. The main work by John Abercrombie (1781-1844) is one of the fundamental works of modern neuropathology and one of the most valuable publications in the then still so little researched field of brain diseases. - Signs of wear.