AN ACCOUNT OF THE FOXGLOVE, AND SOME OF ITS MEDICAL USES: WITH PRACTICAL REMARKS ON DROPSY, AND OTHER DISEASES

London: The Broomsleigh Press, n.d.. Facsimile; no. 52 of 250. Hardcover. Octavo, xxii, 207, [1] pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in quarter green leather-textured cloth with green cloth boards and gilt tooling to spine. Light plus wear and soiling to edges and corners of boards, with moderate bumping to lower corners; light bumping to head and tail of spine. Text block uncut with very slight age toning at edges. With bookplate of Louis H. Roddis to front pastedown and ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper. Folding plate with hand-colored image of foxglove after half title. Shelved in Room G. William Withering (1741-1799), English botanist, chemist, and physician, was the first to conduct systematic experiments on the effects of foxglove (Digitalis) on the human heart. The resulting work, 'An Account of the Foxglove and Some of Its Medical Uses,' is a foundational work of pharmacology.




This copy is from the collection of Naval Captain Louis H. Roddis Sr. (1888-1969), a medical doctor who authored several articles, including one on William Withering and the medicinal use of digitalis. 1383322. Special Collections.