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Report on Cholera in Europe and India. (Association copy)
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First edition, first printing of this comprehensive medical and public health report. The book details the incidence, spread, and control measures of cholera outbreaks in Europe and India during the late 19th century. Shakespeare meticulously documents the epidemiology of cholera, the effectiveness of various interventions, and the public health responses in different regions. The report also includes statistical data, observations, and then-recommendations for future prevention and control strategies. This particular copy was presented by then-Delaware Senator George Gray (1840–1925) to Irving Spence Vallandigham, M.D., and onetime president of the Delaware Medical Society. Cordasco 90-8047.
Description: Report on Cholera in Europe and India. (Association copy)
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1890. Thick folio (12 x 9¼ inches). xxv, 945pp. Sixteen plates, 5 maps, 2 charts, 2 plans, 21 diagrams. Illustrated. Original publisher’s cloth with light fraying and small splits along joints; light wear at foot and cap of spine. A very good copy.
[3734231]Price: $75.00