A Treatise on the Diseases of the Chest, in which they are described according to their anatomical characters, and their diagnosis established on a new principle by means of acoustick instruments

Birmingham: The Classics of Medicine Library, 1979. Limited edition. Hardcover. vg. Large octavo. XXXVIII, 437, [1]pp (text), 8pp (plates). Original gold-tooled leather with gold lettering on spine. Raised bands. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Ribbon marker. Remarkable facsimile of the 1821 first British edition of Laennec's "Treatise on the Diseases of the Chest" complete with its 8 full-page engraved plates at rear. René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec invented the stethoscope in 1816, while working at the Hôpital Necker and pioneered its use in diagnosing various chest conditions. Binding and interior in fine condition. (Inventory #: 32579)