The Influence of Climate in the Prevention and Cure of Chronic Diseases, More Particularly of The Chest and Digestive Organs: Comprising An Account of the Principal Places Resorted to by Invalids in England and the South of Europe; A Comparative Estimate of Their Respective Merits In Particular Diseases; and General Directions For Invalids While Travelling and Residing Abroad.
London: Thomas and George Underwood, 1829. First edition. Item #29805
8.75" x 5.5". 328pp. Rebound in brown cloth with a leather spine lebel. Ownership signature, else near fine condition. "This important work raised awareness of a poorly understood topic, running to a third edition by 1841. Sir James Clark (1788–1870) had trained as a surgeon in Edinburgh and gained experience in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. During subsequent European travels, he studied the effects of climate on disease, particularly tuberculosis, and this publication represents an expanded version of his Medical Notes on Climate, Diseases, Hospitals, and Medical Schools in France, Italy, and Switzerland (1820). A licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians from 1826, and elected to the Royal Society in 1832, Clark became a trusted physician and friend to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert." (University of Queensland.).
Price: $175.00