Illustrations of the effects of rheumatic gout. Atlas only

Adams, Robert (1791-1875). Illustrations of the effects of rheumatic gout, or chronic rheumatic arthritis, on all the articulations, with descriptive and explanatory statements. [4], 31pp. 11 lithographed plates (some in color). London: John Churchill, 1857. 370 x 279 mm. Original cloth over limp boards, minor fading and chipping, upper portion of spine worn and splitting, front cover corners bent. Minor foxing and offsetting but very good.

First Edition of the atlas accompanying Adams's Treatise on Rheumatic Gout, containing excellent and detailed illustrations of the effects of chronic rheumatic arthritis on the joints. The binding has "Second edition" stamped on the front cover, but the title-page is dated 1857, the year of the first edition. A second edition was issued in 1873. See Garrison-Morton.com 4496.