Thomas Sydenham - Médecine pratique de Sydenham - 1799

Fascinating edition of this major medical work by Thomas Sydenham, English physician of the 17th century often regarded as one of the founders of modern clinical medicine due to the emphasis he placed on direct observation of patients, the methodical description of symptoms and the study of the natural evolution of diseases -

This Practical Medicine brings together medical thinking based less on theoretical speculation than on experience gained at the bedside, with Sydenham seeking to recognize diseases from their concrete manifestations, their progression in time, their duration and their complications -

Thomas Sydenham - Practical Medicine by Sydenham - 1799 - 2 Parts in 1 Volume - La Veuve Seguin and Charles Pougens -
735 pages

Good binding condition, the work in its original brown morocco half, marbled boards, signs of use, a few minor defects on the cover, spine cracks, worn corners, red-tinted edges, smooth ornate spine, gilded lettering -

Good interior condition, browning, missing the title page of the first part, endpapers in decent condition, good copy -

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