Lot 136
Paget, James - ALS re a Report Illustrating the General Pathology of Contagions (1814-1899) English surgeon and pathologist considered one of the founders of scientific medical pathology. He was a professor at the Royal College of Surgeons and several medical conditions were named for him. His works include Lectures on Tumours (1851) and Lectures on Surgical Pathology (1853). He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1851. Autograph letter signed "James Paget," 2 pages (pages 1 and 2 of a bifolium), on stationery engraved "1, Harewood Place, Hanover Square," 7 x 4½", Jan. 9, 1884. To Dr. Masters, asking if he was going to publish in the Gardener's Chronicle a report by Dr. Beijerinck on "the Germ-disease." which had been issued by the Academy of Sciences of Amsterdam. "I want to send a notice of these observations, so far as they may illustrate the general pathology of contagions, to one of our Medical Journals and I should be glad to be able to refer its readers to some place in which they may send a report of other parts of Dr. Beijerinck's essay in something easier than Dutch…." Minor soiling and small split at juncture of pages, affecting nothing, else fine. Estimate Value $250 - UP
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