A Treatise on Pathological Anatomy. Transl. from the French by R. Townsend and W. West. 2 vols.

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Dublin: Printed for Hodges and Smith 1829-1831. 8vo. Rebound cloth. Spines titled. Vol.1 is damp-stained and soiled mostly towards the edges on prelims. pages 1-50 and pages 690-700 including end-pages. Vol. 2 is slightly foxed on prelim. and end pages.1st English translation published the same year as the 1st edition Paris 1829. NOTE: Gabriel Andral was the founder of the science of haematology and is credited with the integration of that science into clinical and investigative medicine. He is known for having catalogued the most important diseases of the bladder and is said to be the originator of the word anaemia and hyperaemia. He was also the first physician to see the potential of chemical analysis of the blood. Andral's powers of persuasion his vigorous style of writing and his skill of lecturing contributed significantly to his tremendous influence on western medicine. The edition here offered prededes the more readily available New York edition which was published in 1832.