Ciba Symposia

Summit, NJ: Ciba Pharmaceutical Products, 1951. Later buckram, title and date in gilt on spine, the original wrappers for each number bound in. An excellent set with many illustrations. First edition of this journal published by the CIBA pharmaceutical company starting in 1939. This was a “companion” journal to the Ciba Zeitschrift which began publication for the chemical industry in 1933. From the preface: “Each month, and in a literary and scientific manner, Ciba Symposia will treat a pertinent subject chosen from the fields of anthropology, etimology, emedical history, education, art and the like.” And indeed, there are many fascinating articles on all aspects of the history of medicine, including practices of the ancient world, the medicine of the American Indian, comparative medical systems of the east and west, and much more.