RIESMAN, David (1867-1940)

High Blood Pressure and Longevity and Other Essays Selected from the Published Writings

Philadelphia: John C. Winston, [1937]. First edition, inscribed. 8vo. xii, 726 pp. Frontispiece portrait. Original blue cloth, gilt-lettered on spine. Virtually imperceptible toning to spine, a near-fine copy / From the Collection of Allan B. Kirsner, M.D. Item #402053

Presentation copy, inscribed to Cincinnati pediatrician A. Graeme Mitchell on the front free endpaper. Published to celebrate Riesman's 70th birthday, this volume collects his papers on the cardiovascular system, diseases of the lungs, gastrointestinal system, nervous system, endocrine diseases, infectious diseases, and concludes with papers on the history of medicine.

Price: $75.00