Functional Foot Disorders (First Edition, 1937)

Author: John Martin Hiss, B.Sc., D.O., M.D. (Surgeon in Charge of Hiss Foot Clinics)

Publisher: University Publishing Co. (Los Angeles, California)

Copyright/Publication Date: 1937

Item Description:

Up for sale is a scarce, true first edition copy of "Functional Foot Disorders" by Dr. John Martin Hiss, published in 1937. This specialized historical medical text includes a fascinating frontispiece photograph of the Dr. Hiss Foot Clinic in Los Angeles, along with 109 detailed text illustrations, diagrams, and X-ray reproductions. The book features 22 comprehensive chapters detailing mid-century podiatry, bone adjustments, flat foot classifications, hammer toes, shoe manufacturing research, and orthopedic shoe-fitting methodologies.

Condition Details:

- Cover & Spine: The green textured cloth hardboard cover is clean with a dark spine label block and gold gilt lettering. Shows minor shelf wear and light bumping to the corners and spine ends.

- Binding: The outer boards are securely attached, but there is a distinct, visible inner hinge crack/separation at the frontispiece and title page spread (as shown in the listing photos). aid my the frontispiece is impacted, interior pages well bound.

- Pages: The internal pages, text, and clinical diagrams are remarkably clean, crisp, and bright, free from handwriting, highlighting, or moisture damage.

A unique and highly collectible addition for medical historians, podiatrists, or collectors of vintage specialized scientific literature and early California medical history!