Investigations into the Etiology of Traumatic Infective Diseases. Cet article n’est pas disponible.Investigations into the Etiology of Traumatic Infective Diseases

Octavo hardcover bound in pebbled brown cloth; 101 pp. Boards feature blind-stamped decorative border with gilt semé-style portrait centered on front board. Gilt title to spine;all-edge red stained; binding secure.Includes 5 lithographic plates of microscopic preparations. 2 inch piece of original spine cloth torn/hanging loose to head of spine; sticker ghost to foot of spine. Ex-medical library with bookplate and stamps to front pastedown, FFEP, and title page. Library blind stamp to title page and occasionally throughout; light marginalia (not impacting text). Fair. KCMS.The New Sydenham Society, Vol. LXXXVIII (88).A cornerstone work in the history of bacteriology by Nobel Laureate Robert Koch. Established the scientific basis for the study of wound infections, demonstrating that specific micro-organisms are the cause of traumatic infective diseases. Koch details his methods of investigation, including his pioneering use of aniline dyes for staining bacteria and his experimental work with mice and rabbits. This 1880 London edition marks the first appearance of these revolutionary findings in English.Translated by W. Watson Cheyne, F.R.C.S.…