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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

Classic descriptions of disease.

Publication Details

Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas, 1932 CE.

A collection of classic descriptions of disease by 179 different writers, from ancient times to the present. Foreign papers are translated into English. A second edition of this most interesting and useful book appeared in 1939, the principal additions being on the subjects of malaria and yellow fever, and a third edition was published in 1945.

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Entry Number#2241
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/3835
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Geographic Context

Publication place: Springfield, IL