BARWELL, Richard (1827-1916)

A Treatise on Diseases of the Joints

Philadelphia: Blanchard and Lea, 1861. First American edition. 8vo. 463 pp. Wood-engravings in text. Original cloth. Provenance: C. H. Ferguson, Toledo, OH (signature on pastedown). Spine slightly sunned, some light wear at extremities / From the Collection of Allan B. Kirsner, M.D. Item #401906

This is the first of three books Barwell wrote on orthopedics. Includes sections on synovitis, rheumatism, pyarthrosis, acute articular osteitis, chronic rheumatic arthritis, hip-joint disease, and inflammation and degeneration of cartilages. Cordasco 60-0100.

Price: $300.00