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1863 The Lancet Medical Journal Volume 1 Antique Medical Science Book T. Wakley

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1863 The Lancet Medical Journal Volume 1 Antique Medical Science Book T. Wakley

The Lancet - Volume 1
Medical and Scientific Journal Founded by Thomas Wakley
Editors Thomas Henry Wakley & James Goodchild Wakley
Published by The Lancet Office: London 1863 1st Edition

"The Lancet, Volume I (1863) represents a snapshot of mid-Victorian medicine at a time when the British medical profession was rapidly modernising. This volume, published in London, compiles the first half of that year's weekly issues of The Lancet, the leading medical and scientific journal founded by Thomas Wakley. Within its pages are detailed hospital case reports from London's great teaching institutions—Guy's, St Bartholomew's, St Thomas's, and University College Hospital—covering surgery, pathology, obstetrics, and emerging public-health debates. The tone is both scientific and reformist: contributors discuss new surgical procedures, anaesthetics, antiseptic practices, and the application of chemistry and microscopy to diagnosis, reflecting medicine's shift from empirical practice toward laboratory-based science.

Equally important are the editorials and correspondence that reveal the period's social and ethical tensions. The Lancet in 1863 was a powerful advocate for medical education reform, professional regulation, and hospital accountability, frequently exposing incompetence or corruption within Britain's health institutions. Articles debate vaccination policy, the treatment of infectious diseases such as cholera and typhus, and the moral responsibilities of physicians serving Britain's urban poor. Collectively, this volume captures an era when modern clinical medicine was taking shape—bridging the age of heroic surgery and the dawn of bacteriology—making it a valuable historical record for scholars of 19th-century science and public health."

Minor wear to cover and spine as shown. No inscriptions. One corner page tear as shown (page 317 - inconsequential). Pages clean and well presented. Last 2 leafs are stuck together affecting about 20% of page as shown. Otherwise book is in good condition overall and complete across 710 pages. Please study photos to further understand condition.

Size 28cm x 20.5cm x 4cm - 710 Pages

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Condition: Good
Binding: Leather
Special Attributes: ["Illustrated", "Original Leather Bindings"]
Region: Europe
Subject: Science & Medicine
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: Minor wear to cover and spine as shown. No inscriptions. One corner page tear as shown (page 317 - inconsequential). Pages clean and well presented. Last 2 leafs are stuck together affecting about 20% of page as shown. Otherwise book is in good condition overall and complete across 710 pages. Please study photos to further understand condition.
Language: English
Author: Thomas Henry Wakley & James Goodchild Wakley
Publisher: The Lancet Office: London
Year Printed: 1863
Sub-subject: Medical History