Cardiologie

1833 · 53716 — Philadelphia: Carey Lea & Blanchard 1833. 8vo. liii 3 17-449 1 pp. including dedication leaf to James H. Pierrepont concerning the translation. Full speckled calf black & gilt spine label scuffing wear chipping to spine hinges weakened scuffing to fore-edges minor wear to corners occasional interior toning slight foxing still G copy w/ ownership stamp for A.nna Mitchell McAllister 1849-1922 on title from library of Karl Walton Kenyon 1918-2007 best remembered for his studies of seals and sea otters in the Aleutian Islands and beached-bird surveys in San Diego CA. First American edition and translation of this pioneering work in cardiology which detailed the role of Laennec’s groundbreaking work on auscultation and diseases of the chest offering invaluable insights into the physical principles responsible for heart murmurs. Bertin 1757-1828 served as an army medical officer during the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars later becoming physician-in-chief at the Cochin Hospital in Paris. See: Fye Rene-Joseph-Hyacinthe Bertin Profiles in Cardiology Clinical Cardiology 16 1993 pp. 273-274. Carey, Lea & Blanchard, unknown