A Treatise on Venereal Disease – Hunter, John

“In Hunter’s day the venereal diseases were thought to be due to a single poison. To test this theory, Hunter inoculated himself with matter taken from a gonorrhoeal patient who, unknown to Hunter, also had syphilis. Hunter contracted the latter disease and maintained that gonorrhoea and syphilis were caused by a single pathogen. Backed by the weight of Hunter’s authority, this experiment retarded the development of knowledge regarding the two diseases. The hard (“Hunterian”) chancre eponymizes Hunter.” (Garrison and Morton 2377.) Later half leather binding over pebbled cloth covered boards. New endpapers. [xii], 398 pg., followed by 7 plates with tissue guards and descriptive text to the facing page. [12] pp index. A very good clean copy with some light foxing to the plates. . First Edition. Condition: Very good. Binding: bHardcover.

Publisher: [Privately printed for the Author]
Date Published: 1786
Publication Place: London
First Edition: Yes

Condition: Very good.
Binding: Hardcover.