WATT, Robert.
Cases of Diabetes, Consumption, &c. with observations on the history and treatment of diseases in general.
Paisley: Printed for Archibald Constable and Co. Edinburgh... .1808
8vo, pp. xvi, 328. Without the half-title. Calligraphic library stamp in inner margin of title, one gathering (4 leaves) spotted, corners of a few leaves creased. Contemporary half calf, fine copy.
FIRST EDITION of Watt’s first book. He was also the author of Bibliotheca Britannica, a monumental work of bibliography which had its origin in the catalogue of his own medical library.
£450.00
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