The Classics of Medicine Library, from Gryphon editions books are fully bound in leather, with the spines hubbed in the fine European binding tradition. Only acid free paper is used to ensure against disintegration for future generations. The page edges are gilded to resist damage from humidity and dust. Each volume has marbleised endleaves and a permanent satin ribbon marker ensures easy reference. For fifty years Gryphon has been publishing facsimile reproductions of classic books

Limited edition leather bound book with Notes from the Editors booklet

THE HISTORY OF MINERS' DISEASES. A Medical and Social Interpretation

George Rosen, M.D

This special edition published 1995, originally published 1947

"Rosen (1910-1977) had perhaps his most remarkable impact as a social historian of medicine. He believed that diseases and epidemics of the past should not be studied in a vacuum but, rather, within their social, political, and economic contexts. According to Barbara J. Rosenkrantz, Ph.D., "this interpretive framework made sense of the past and gave him necessary perspective on the present." For, ultimately, Rosen regarded history for its utility and probed it to address more intelligently contemporary problems.

Rosen's vision of the past is manifest in The History of Miners' Diseases (1943), an early work in his study of the history of occupational medicine. Tracing the growth of knowledge of diseases of miners from neolithic times through the close of the nineteenth century, Rosen intends, as he writes in his preface, "to correlate the development of [knowledge of these diseases] with the advances of the basic medical sciences, and with the varying social and economic conditions that have contributed to the rise of occupational disease among miners."

Measures 9.5" ( 24cms) x 6.5" (17.cms)

This is in excellent condition and the binding is tight, possibly unread. Some of the gilding has rubbed off as seen in the photos, around the page edges

I have many of these listed, and they are all pre-owned so wont be mint, but unless I have specifically stated, they will be free from  any obvious flaws,and most of these look as new

I combine postage and I post daily, this will be sent tracked. For Uk buyers, no extra shipping charges for any extra subsequent books to be sent at the same time. I will refund the postage if already paid for. For international sales, please message me and I will give you a quote based on the weight and destination 

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