MORTON, RICHARD. Phthisiologia; seu, Exercitationes de phthisi tribus libris comprehensae. [24], 411, [3] (of [5]) pages, including initial license leaf and errata leaf; lacks final blank. 8vo, 186x113 mm, modern 1/2 calf gilt, spine faded; contents toned with light foxing on preliminaries. Stamps of King's College Hospital Medical School on title. London: Samuel Smith, 1689
first edition. "The first application of the principles of pathology to the study of pulmonary tuberculosis. Morton, like Sydenham, based his work on his own clinical observations, with very few references to books . . . the first chapter contains the first description of anorexia nervosa"--Norman 1555. Garrison-Morton 3216; Wing M2831.
